First, Sweden took action against Caffa. Norway has now stopped the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov in Svalbard. Moscow is calling it ”piracy”—and is warning of a situation in which the seizure of ships could be met with retaliatory measures.
The Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov was stopped on September 2 in Barentsburg on Svalbard. The decision was prompted by a demand from Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz, but the Russians intend to challenge the measure in a Norwegian court, reports NRK.
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