The state-owned Ukrainian oil and gas company Naftogaz has for years sought billions in compensation from Russia following the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. At the request of Naftogaz, Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian vessel in Svalbard. (Archive photo). Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
Norway seizes Russian ship in Svalbard
Norwegian authorities have seized the Russian vessel “Professor Molchanov” at the Svalbard archipelago following a request from Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company, Naftogaz.
According to Naftogaz, a Norwegian court ruled on August 31 that the ship should be seized, which Norwegian police...
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