Checkpoint on the Russian-Norwegian border. File photoMURMANSK, April 28The only checkpoint on the Russian-Norwegian border, Storskog, will be closed for the passage of trucks from the Russian Federation, and a ban will also be introduced for ships from the Russian Federation to enter Norwegian ports, with the exception of fishing ports, said Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, quoted by NRK television and radio company. the fifth package of EU sanctions in Norway. This means that we will close the Storskog checkpoint for trucks immediately, a ban on the import of a number of chemicals will be introduced. An exception will be made for Svalbard, where a special agreement is in force,» the minister said.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2377f9cddeeb394b47b3032579c85f56.jpg" />The ambassador to Norway reported cases of Russophobia in the country. The TV company also reports that, in accordance with the EU sanctions policy, Norway will also close the ports for the entry of Russian ships. «However, an exception will be made for the fishing fleet. This means that two out of three Russian ships will be able to enter to the ports as before,» the broadcaster said. The ban will come into effect on May 7, Norway's Fisheries Minister Bjornar Skjaeran confirmed to NRK. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, as of March 25, the main tasks of the first stage were completed — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the United States and the European Union imposed large-scale sanctions against individuals, organizations, and various sectors of the Russian economy.
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