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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Bergen

Norway defence chief says Russia could invade to protect nuclear assets

‘We don’t exclude a land grab from Russia,’ says Gen Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s chief of defence since 2020.
‘We don’t exclude a land grab from Russia,’ says Gen Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s chief of defence since 2020. Photograph: Alamy

Norway’s army chief has said Oslo cannot exclude the possibility of a future Russian invasion of the country, suggesting Moscow could move on Norway to protect its nuclear assets stationed in the far north.

“We don’t exclude a land grab from Russia as part of their plan to protect their own nuclear capabilities, which is the only thing they have left that actually threatens the United States,” said Gen Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s chief of defence.

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