Norway will not resume military cooperation with Russia in 2015
The Norwegian government has no plans to resume in 2015, military cooperation with Russia, suspended because of the situation in Ukraine in March of the current year, reported in circulation Norwegian Ministry of defence.
" The government is once again considered the matter and decided to continue the suspension of bilateral military activities until the end of 2015, according to the report of the Ministry of defence.
according to the comments of the Minister Ine Eriksen Serey, Russia continues to play a destabilizing role in the situation in the East of Ukraine.
However, as emphasized in the statement, the interaction between Norway and Russia in search and rescue operations, as well as on the problems of security on the border will continue.
The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia in the end of the March referendum and accuse Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia calls such accusations are unacceptable and unjustified. The head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin was named the West's response to the Crimea to Russia absolutely inadequate to the fact that it was because the norms of international law were not violated.
Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat citizens of the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were 4, 3 thousands of civilians, almost 10 thousand were injured. Brokered by Russia and the OSCE agreed in Minsk truce September 5, but was charged with one another in the violation of the agreements.
The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accuse Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of the use of such practices began in September punishment.
A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -