The Norwegian Ministry of Defense announced the return of 60 soldiers from its forces in the Middle East to the country due to the “security situation.”
In another context; The Russian government announced its intention to terminate a number of military agreements with Germany, Poland, and Norway, which were signed during the 1990s.
The Russian Legal Documents Portal published a document through which the government authorizes the Ministry of Defense to terminate a number of military agreements. It states: “The Russian Ministry of Defense is authorized to terminate the following international treaties: the agreement signed between the Russian Ministry of Defense and the German Ministry of Defense in Moscow on April 13, 1993; the agreement signed between the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Polish Ministry of National Defense on military cooperation in Moscow on July 7, 1993; and the agreement signed between the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Norwegian Ministry of Defense on military cooperation in Moscow on December 15, 1995.” According to the Russian news agency (Sputnik).
Relations between Russia and NATO deteriorated sharply after the launch of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and at the NATO summit in Madrid during the same year, it was announced that the work of the Russia-NATO Council would be suspended.
