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The incident with an employee of the Norwegian consulate, who declared her hatred of Russians in a hotel in the Murmansk region, is a manifestation of hatred and nationalism, says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

In a video shared by the Mash Telegram channel, a woman tells a hotel employee that she “hates Russians.” According to Mash, the reason for the conflict was the request of the hotel managers to wait until the maids finished cleaning the room.

“The Russian Foreign Ministry is working out options for responding to this outrageous act of hatred, nationalism and xenophobia. Unless the Norwegian Foreign Ministry gets ahead of us. What would be right, — Zakharova said.

In her opinion, in the words of the consular employee “there was hatred for one nationality and undisguised national superiority.” The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the woman in the video— consular officer Elisabeth Ellingsen, she arrived in Russia in 2019.

According to Mash, the police began checking the statements of a Norwegian citizen, she faces a criminal case under the article on inciting hatred or enmity (282 of the Criminal Code).

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RBC sent inquiries to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Murmansk region, the Norwegian Consulate General in Murmansk, the Norwegian Embassy in Russia and the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.

From July 1, the Norwegian Consulate General in Murmansk ceased to provide services to the population. The diplomatic mission advised to apply to two other consulates general in Russia— in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

In February, Norway advised its citizens to refrain from any travel to Russia. The country also joined the EU sanctions against Russia and closed its airspace to Russian aircraft, and the ports— for ships.

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Elisabeth Ellingsen quarreled with hotel staff in Murmansk over housekeeping and said she hated Russians. The Norwegian Foreign Ministry assured that the consul's words do not reflect the official position of Oslo

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry deeply regrets what happened to the consular employee in Russia, who during the conflict with the hotel staff in Murmansk declared hatred for the Russians, RBC was told in the department.

“The expressed feelings in no way reflect the Norwegian policy or the attitude of the Norwegians towards Russia and the Russian people,— assured in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.— The Ministry keeps the incident under control through the appropriate channels.

On Saturday morning, the Telegram channel Mash posted a video in which a woman tells a hotel employee that she “hates Russians.” According to the authors of the channel, the reason for the conflict was the request of the hotel managers to wait until the maids finished cleaning the room. “How disgusting. And how do you decide that the room is clean? You know, I'm used to clean rooms, I'm from Scandinavia. I'm not some kind of Russian woman who just cleans up at random. This is not cleaning. Can I even sleep in this bed? <…> I will stand at the door and watch how she (the maid. — RBC) is removed, just give me the key,— the woman is indignant, using obscene language.— You know, I think that this hotel— a disgrace and you all— also a disgrace. Mash clarified that the hotel is located in Murmansk, and the heroine of the video— diplomat Elisabeth Ellingsen. According to the channel, she faces a criminal case under the article on inciting hatred or enmity (Article 282 of the Criminal Code).

The hotel chain Azimut Hotels, which owns the Murmansk hotel, told RBC that they respect “the ability of guests to express their opinions”, but they believe that “it is unacceptable to humiliate a person and humiliate the dignity of people on any basis.”

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Ellingsen's behavior a manifestation of hatred and nationalism. The department is “working out response options” on the act of a diplomat. “Unless the Norwegian Foreign Ministry gets ahead of us. What would be right, — Zakharova noted.

The Norwegian Consulate in Murmansk has not been providing services to the population since July 1. Russians can apply to the consulates general in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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At the end of June, Norway did not allow Russian trucks with containers for the settlement to enter its territory, but then the cargo was delivered to the Norwegian port by a local carrier and sent to the archipelago

Norway missed two containers with cargo for residents of the Russian village of Barentsburg on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, NRK TV channel reports with reference to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.

“Two containers of supplies for Barentsburg are now en route on a Norwegian ship,” — said the department.

The ship is heading from Norwegian Tromsø to Longyearbyen— this is a Norwegian village on the island, which is the administrative center of the archipelago. There is no road from it to Barentsburg, so cargo can be delivered there either by water or by air.

The Foreign Ministry said that Norway had no intention of cutting off supplies to Svalbard and Barentsburg. Due to sanctions (in early April, the EU banned Russian and Belarusian trucks from entering its territory), cars with goods from Russia could not arrive in Norway, then they were delivered to Tromsø by a Norwegian carrier, the Foreign Ministry said. They added that this solution to the problem was agreed with the Russian side.

The Consulate General of Russia in Svalbard, which is located in Barentsburg, confirmed to RIA Novosti that now the cargo for the Russian settlement on the archipelago will be delivered to the port by a Norwegian carrier. At the same time, two new containers were sent to Svalbard, and not those that were previously “stuck”; on the border of two countries. The cargo, according to the consulate, will arrive in the village on July 8.

Norway refused to allow Russian cargo with 20 tons of food to Svalbard at the end of June. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that they had rejected the corresponding request from the Russian embassy on behalf of the Arktikugol trust— this company owns mines in Svalbard, Russian shift workers work there.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry called the situation with the delivery of goods to the archipelago unacceptable and demanded that Oslo resolve this issue as soon as possible, otherwise promising “inevitably” take retaliatory measures.

The problem was also discussed in the State Duma: Communist Party deputy Mikhail Matveev proposed to denounce the agreement with Norway on the delimitation of maritime spaces and cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean, signed in 2010 year. Speaker of Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin supported the idea and instructed the Committee on International Affairs to consider it.

However, the Kremlin said that they had not yet developed an official position on the denunciation of this treaty. Norway also noted that this document “does not contain a termination clause”; and this type of agreement is valid indefinitely. But the Federation Council indicated that Russia's withdrawal is still possible in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and other domestic and international documents.

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The State Duma proposed to denounce the agreement with Norway on cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean. In Oslo, in response, they pointed out the lack of such an opportunity

Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Andrei Klishas advised Oslo to read the Svalbard Treaty, otherwise everything could turn into a “sad reality” for them.< /p>

“Let these ‘diplomats’ they will first read the Spitsbergen Agreement and find something there about the right to violate it under the pretext of sanctions. And then the “Russian provocation” may become a sad reality for their puppet government, — wrote Klishas in Telegram in response to the reaction of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry to the proposal of the State Duma.

During the plenary session, MP Mikhail Matveev from the Communist Party raised the issue of the denunciation of the agreement with Norway on the delimitation of maritime spaces and cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean. According to him, in 2010 Russia lost 175 thousand square meters. km of the Barents Sea of ​​Norway, which today prevents the delivery of goods to the Svalbard archipelago. Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin supported the proposal and instructed the Committee on International Affairs to consider it.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry, in turn, indicated that the contract is not subject to termination. “The delimitation agreement does not contain a termination clause. A common practice in this case: this type of agreement is valid indefinitely, — Ane Haavardsdatter, spokeswoman for the department, said. In her opinion, both Russia and Norway are interested in maintaining this agreement.

At the end of June, Norway refused to allow 20 tons of food for the Russian mining village of Barentsburg on Svalbard, as requested by the Russian side. In Oslo, they referred to EU sanctions, to which the country partially acceded.

Russian cargo is usually delivered to Svalbard from Murmansk to the city of Tromsø by trucks through the only Storskog checkpoint. on the border between Russia and Norway. Cargo is delivered to the islands by the only cargo ship, Bring, which sails regularly to Svalbard and leaves for the archipelago every ten days. About 500 people live in Barentsburg, including shift workers-miners working in the coal mines of the Russian trust Arktikugol.

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Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation Andrey Klishas advised Norway to follow the agreement with Russia on Svalbard, so that the possible denunciation of the Russian-Norwegian treaty on the delimitation of maritime spaces did not become a “sad reality” for Oslo. The Russian politician wrote about this in his Telegram channel.

The State Duma Committee on International Affairs, as previously reported, will consider the denunciation of the treaty between Russia and Norway on the delimitation of maritime spaces, as well as cooperation in the Barents Sea and the North The Arctic Ocean.

The Chairman of the Lower House, Vyacheslav Volodin, gave such an order to the parliamentarians.

This issue was raised during the meeting by the deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Mikhail Matveev. He pointed out that, under the agreement, the Russian Federation ceded 175,000 square kilometers of the Barents Sea to the Norwegian side. At that time, this was explained by the fact that the agreement would positively influence the strengthening of international regional security, as well as good neighborliness and friendship. Nevertheless, it is now clear that Oslo “prevents the sending of food and cargo to Svalbard.”

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Difficulties in supplying compatriots in the archipelago are pushing Moscow to take forceful steps

Oslo rejected Moscow's application for the passage of goods for Russian settlements on Svalbard through the only Storskog checkpoint on the Russian- Norwegian border. Thus, now there are about 20 tons of Russian goods at the checkpoint. In Russia, they said that by their actions Norway violates the Svalbard Treaty of 1920. The actions of the Norwegian authorities and the prospects for the development of the situation were assessed by the expert.

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Moscow and Oslo conduct joint economic activities in the Svalbard archipelago. Typically, goods from the Russian Federation destined for the Russian mining village of Barentsburg with a population of about 500 people are delivered from Murmansk to the city of Tromsø through the only Storskog checkpoint on the border between the countries. Every ten days, a single cargo ship transports produce to the islands.

In April, Norway decided to close the checkpoint for the passage of trucks from the Russian Federation, and also banned Russian ships from entering Norwegian ports. An exception is made for fishing vessels.

Earlier it became known that the Norwegian authorities still refused to allow Russian cargo to Svalbard. This was reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the kingdom. The department stressed that the Russian Embassy asked to pass 20 tons of food for the residents of Barentsburg.

Against this background, Vice Speaker of the Council of Federations Konstantin Kosachev accused Oslo of violating the Svalbard Treaty of 1920. The treaty established Norwegian sovereignty over this territory, and the participating states, including Russia, were given the right to exploit the territorial waters of the archipelago and its natural resources.

Moreover, in 1947, the Norwegian Parliament recognized that that the USSR is a country that, along with them, has special economic interests in Svalbard. In 1991, these rights were transferred to Russia.

Andrey Klishas, ​​Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation, for his part, said that the refusal to let Russian cargo to Svalbard “casts doubt on Oslo's sovereignty over the archipelago.” He pointed out that the Russians staying there should be provided with everything necessary. Also, the authorities of the Russian Federation must guarantee their safety.

Klishas said that in modern conditions, sovereignty is not only “the ability and right to exercise the fullness of state power in a certain territory”, but also “the right and ability to guarantee and protect the rights of its citizens.”

At the same time, the general Russian Consul Sergey Gushchev assured that the situation in Svalbard remains normal for the time being. However, Moscow will still ask for permission to supply goods for humanitarian purposes.

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“Norway is not just violating the provisions of the 1920 treaty,” Andrey Baklanov, deputy chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, comments to MK. – In this case, we are also talking about a very understandable and significant humanitarian aspect – about supplying almost 500 people. Therefore, putting forward some things related to sanctions in the current situation looks absolutely far-fetched and absurd. And here, of course, we cannot but be embarrassed by the fact that it fits into the mechanism of actions of the West and, in particular, NATO countries in the northern direction.

Now Russia has two alternatives in the issue of the Arctic region in connection with warming and an increase in the number of ships passing there: either we will follow the path of cooperation between countries, or the Western states will strive to maximally politicize the northern region and create an atmosphere of militarization there.

According to the expert, the current incident really fits into the general logic of the West to create a situation of increased politicization, obstruction against Russia, its citizens and courts. For Moscow, this is actually a very serious signal.

“Preserving Russia's presence in Svalbard is a matter of principle,” Andrey Baklanov continues. – Now the Western countries are trying to squeeze some of our opportunities in the northern region. The question is raised about the legitimacy of many decisions. They are still legitimate in relation to the extension of our sovereignty in the territory of the North, which extends far beyond the border of the economic zone.

There is indeed a very complex political struggle going on here with elements of pressure on the Russian Federation. Therefore, on no issue should we be allowed to step on our heels and squeeze our economic and humanitarian interests in the northern region. If necessary, we will respond to what is happening, including rather harshly.”

The diplomat stressed that the situation is completely unique, so it is difficult to talk about retaliatory measures from Moscow.

“Here except that there may be measures to unblock this particular situation,” Andrey Baklanov added. “The negotiation process will begin now. If it does not lead to anything, Russia will have to take tougher, perhaps even forceful steps in order to ensure the life and health of our citizens. They may consist in the fact that the Russian military will deliver the appropriate humanitarian cargo so that our miners can feed themselves.”

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Shelters in the rocks can withstand a nuclear strike

Sweden, which has applied to NATO, as well as Norway, which is a member of the Alliance, are secretly working to restore the underground bases of their naval forces . The bases created during the Cold War in the rocks were closed after the collapse of the USSR, but now they are rapidly reanimating them. This was written by the electronic edition “Army Standard”.

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Underground shelters are amazing. Thus, Europe's largest underground naval base Muske (Musköbasen) is being restored in Sweden, three dozen kilometers from Stockholm. This is a whole underground city in the rocky ground under the island of Muske.

The total length of the tunnels is over 20 km. In the space carved into the rock, there are berths, three dock tunnels (two for surface ships, one for submarines), a shipyard, barracks for a thousand people.

The official name is the military base of the East Coast (Ostkustens Örlogsbas, abbreviated as ÖrlB O, since 2005 – Marin B). After the Cold War, the base was mothballed. But now they are actively restoring it. They plan to transfer the command of the Navy to it.

At the same time, since 2019, all information about Muska has been classified. In May 2022, the District Court in Stockholm sentenced a British citizen and a Belgian citizen to prison for a year and four months for excessive curiosity about the underground base.

Similar structures exist in other countries. For example, Norway. This is the underground base of the Olavsvern submarines, 15 km from Tromso. In 2020, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense agreed with the Pentagon on the joint use of Olavsvern. That is, this facility can be used by US Navy nuclear submarines that carry out combat patrols near the Russian Northern Fleet.

Olavsvern is carved inside the mountain. The total area is 950 thousand square meters.

According to the electronic media, such structures have remained since the times of the USSR and the Russian Navy. In the 70s of the last century, underground bases were built in all fleets, in all garrisons. In the Northern Fleet, such a facility was built for nuclear submarines in Ara-Guba. They say that the size of the tunnel-adit was 30 by 30 meters, and was about 400 meters long.

The entrance to the underground shelter from the sea was closed by a batoport – a huge gate. They tightly “plugged” the entrance to the tunnel, through which the nuclear submarine entered the underground base. So it is possible that these Soviet underground structures will also have to be restored, looking at the naval activity of NATO countries, as well as those states that want to join this bloc.

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The Norwegian Consulate General in Murmansk will be closed from July 1 All three Norwegian Consulates General in Russia are experiencing difficulties. Recently, the space for the mission in Murmansk has narrowed to promote the interests of Oslo, it will be temporarily closed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom decided

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The Norwegian Consulate General in Murmansk will temporarily stop providing services to the population from July 1, the Foreign Ministry said kingdom.

“The space in which the consulate general in Murmansk can promote Norwegian interests has shrunk sharply over time. We cannot work normally when there is practically no activity,— said in a statement from the Norwegian ministry.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry called the Murmansk region “a special region with a strong military presence”, which determines the scope of the work of the diplomatic mission. The Ministry advised to apply to two other consulates general in Russia, they are located in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

“Our other two missions in Russia are also having a hard time, but in Murmansk the situation is completely different. It is important for Norway to have a residency in the north that can advance Norwegian interests. So the closure is temporary,— Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt stressed.

The Consulate General in Murmansk will resume work if the situation permits, the ministry assured, noting that “there is little chance that the situation will change.” This threatens that the Consulate General in Murmansk will not work for a long time, the minister warned.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry at the end of February recommended that the citizens of the country refrain from any trips to Russia. Norway joined the EU sanctions and closed its airspace to Russian aircraft. Then, at the end of April, Norway, together with the EU countries, banned Russian ships from entering their ports.

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In early March, the Norwegian Visa Application Centers in Russia stopped accepting applications for a Schengen visa or residence permit. In — embassy partner VFS Global then explained this situation with technical problems and “other unforeseen restrictions related to the current situation.”

In mid-May, the Russian Foreign Ministry decided to withdraw from the Council of the Baltic Sea States, which, among others, includes Norway. Huitfeldt, in an interview with TV2, then expressed her confidence that “without Russia, cooperation can be better and even closer.”

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Poland put forward new conditions for Europe.

There is another scandal in the political arena related to the gas crisis in Europe. This time, Poland demanded that Norway share part of its oil and gas revenues with Ukraine. This statement was made by Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish Prime Minister.

The politician recalled that in 2022 a gas pipeline from Norway to Poland would be completed, which means that the country would receive a lot of money.

In particular, Morawiecki considered that Norway would receive over 100 billion euros, because the rest will pay 4-5 times higher for gas.

“They should immediately share this excess, gigantic profit. This is not normal, this is unfair,” said Morawiecki.

Norway has already answered Poland: the data on the “surplus profits” of their state are incorrect. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs referred to the fact that their Pension Fund is strange and has not received 51.2 billion dollars, and they are already helping Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova explained Poland's eagerness to demand profit from Norway: according to her, the Polish leadership considers Kyiv's income “Warsaw's income”.

Meanwhile, the Polish government tore up the agreement on the supply of Russian gas. The agreement has been in force since 1993 and could be terminated at the end of 2022.

The Kremlin noted that Poland has adopted a “rabid policy” towards Russia – on the verge of insanity.

Vladimir's press secretary Putin, Dmitry Putin refused to make forecasts and noted that it is difficult to predict the development of the situation with gas.

Against this background, Reuters, citing a member of the BMW board of directors, reported serious consequences for the German auto industry. It even threatens to stop production if gas supplies from Russia stop.

As Topnews wrote earlier, Russia deprived Poland, Bulgaria and Finland of gas after they refused to pay for “blue fuel” in rubles.

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Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki urged Norway to share revenues from oil and gas exports The profit of the “small country” Norway from oil and gas exports will exceed €100 billion against the backdrop of a jump in prices in the commodity market, Polish Prime Minister said, urging Oslo to share revenues

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Norway makes 'giant profits' from oil and gas exports and must share its income. This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Wyborcza reports.

The head of the Polish government accused Norway of increasing its revenues from oil and gas exports against the backdrop of a sharp rise in commodity prices.

“Profits from oil and gas in a small state with 5 million people, which is Norway, will exceed € 100 billion. Write to your young friends in Norway. They have to share this surplus, gigantic profit,— Morawiecki said at a meeting with Polish youth.

Earlier, PGNiG announced that Poland will receive 3 billion cubic meters from Norway in 2022. m of natural gas, Business Insider reports.

PGNiG predicts that in 2023 it will receive 2.5 billion cubic meters from Norway. m of gas and 798 thousand tons of oil, and in 2024— 2.9 bcm m of gas and 928 thousand tons of oil.

Morawiecki stressed at a meeting with young people that Poland is rapidly changing its energy policy towards renewable energy sources, but the country must also have conventional energy sources, “when the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow.”

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Earlier, Poland stated that it did not intend to pay for Russian gas in rubles, in accordance with the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, considering this a violation of the terms of contracts, which in the majority involve payment in dollars or euros.

«Gazprom» April 27 stopped gas supplies to the Polish PGNiG. The press service of the concern stated that as of the end of the working day on April 26, they had not received payments in rubles for April gas supplies from the Polish company.

Then the Russian side warned that in case of unauthorized withdrawal of Russian gas from transit volumes to third countries, deliveries for transit will be reduced by this amount. Later, Gazprom said that Poland receives Russian gas from Germany.

In early May, the Polish government announced that Warsaw was ready to help EU countries to abandon energy from Russia. Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moscow added that Warsaw would support all sanctions on Russian hydrocarbons.

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Down from the mountain, cries of an headless love, high above
Cold seems to me your kiss from the ocean deep, in my sleep
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