NORWEGIAN PORTS AND BORDERS CLOSED TO RUSSIAN GOODS

Fri 29 April 2022:

According to local media on Friday, Norway will block its ports and borders to Russian goods transit.

Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt informed public radio NRK that the decision was made in accordance with the latest EU measures.

According to NRK, the seaports will close on May 7, while the border will close on Friday.

Fishing vessels will be exempt from the ruling, according to NRK, unless they are owned by individuals who are sanctioned.

Huitfeldt stressed that Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Sea will also not be included in the sanctions in line with the 1925 Svalbard Treaty.

Norway does not expect a reaction from Russia, he added.

At least 2,829 civilians have been killed and 3,182 others injured in Ukraine since the war started on Feb. 24, according to UN estimates. The true toll is feared to be much higher.

So far, 7.7 million people in Ukraine have been internally displaced, with more than 5.3 million fleeing to other countries, according to the UN refugee agency.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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