Norway Seizes Russian Research Ship in Arctic Waters at Kiev’s Request

️Passengers of the seized Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov in the Svalbard archipelago will return home as scheduled, Russian Minister of the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexey Chekunov told TASS

Moscow maintains daily contact with its ambassador to Norway over the detention of the vessel, with lawyers working to handle the situation...

Norway’s Seizure Of A Russian Research Vessel Brings The New Cold War To The Arctic

Regarding the bigger picture, the artificial exacerbation of regional tensions through these means can spark closer coordination within the Viking Bloc, which refers to the sub-regional bloc within NATO between Scandinavia, Finland, and the Baltic States.

Norway seizes Russian research ship in Arctic waters at Kiev’s request

Signs of the Times, 3 Sept 26 The Professor Molchanov, which was carrying scientists, passengers and vital supplies, was seized in Svalbard as Ukraine’s Naftogaz pursues Russian assets. Norway has seized a Russian research vessel in Svalbard at the request of Kiev, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to denounce the capture of civilian vessels as “state terrorism.” […]

Norway illegally seizes Russian ship in the Arctic

The Kiev regime directly requested the seizure of the Russian ship.By Lucas Leiroz de AlmeidaGlobal Research, September 07, 2026 Western nations continue to provoke Russia through illegal measures against Russian vessels abroad.Now, Norway has seized a Russian ship in the Arctic, acting on a direct request from the Kiev neo-Nazi regime.Such actions are intolerable under international law and demonstrate the willingness of Ukraine and the West to…