It is not very often you see uniformed Russian FSB delegations being invited into neighbouring NATO member countries. That was what happened in northern Norway on Tuesday. Instead of meeting at the actual border, the Norwegians invited their counterparts on a voyage deep into the fjords on the western side of the joint land- and maritime border.
There were smooth winds and a beautiful autumn sun when the Norwegian Coast Guard ship KV Barentshav left port from the border town Kirkenes for a five-hour cruise with FSB on board.
It was a stark contrast to the current stormy realities in European East-West relations. Moscow is sending drones into NATO territory and violating NATO airspace. The country’s foreign ministry says Russia is already at war with the West. Läs artikel