Norway urges Trump to issue predictable, clear policy on Russia


  • World
  • Saturday, 03 Dec 2016

Norway's defence minister Ine Eriksen Soereidegreets a Norwegian soldier during a visit to the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) unit in Muenster, Germany, June 22, 2015. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Files

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) - Norway on Friday urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to enunciate a clear and predictable policy on Russia as soon as possible, amid growing concerns in Oslo about increasing Russian military activities in the "High North" or Arctic region.

"What is most important to us right now is to have both a predictable and a very clear policy on Russia," Norwegian Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide told Reuters ahead of the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in California.

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