The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation accused the Norwegian authorities of imposing a blockade on Russian citizens and organizations in Spitzbergen, emphasizing that the restrictions imposed by Oslo were contrary to international law and were in flagrant violation of the provisions of the Treaty on Spitzbergen of 1920, and that the position was conveyed to Ambassador Heidi Olufsen of Norway during a summons to the Ministry.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation accused the Norwegian authorities of imposing a blockade on Russian citizens and organizations in Spitzbergen, emphasizing that the restrictions imposed by Oslo were contrary to international law and were in flagrant violation of the provisions of the Treaty on Spitzbergen of 1920, and that the position was conveyed to Ambassador Heidi Olufsen of Norway during a summons to the Ministry.