Russia accused Norway of militarising the Svalbard archipelago, a claim Norway denied in a comment to news agency NTB after Russia on Friday had summoned the Norwegian ambassador to Moscow over the ...

Russia accused Norway of militarising the Svalbard archipelago and said on Friday it had summoned the Norwegian ambassador to Moscow over the matter. "Moscow called on the Norwegian side to renounce ...

There are two Russian settlements on the island, Barentsburg and Pyramiden, with some 340 residents currently, out of a total population of 2,945, according to Statistics Norway. Norway is NATO's ...