Oslo, Sept 8, 2026 (AFP) - Norway repatriates 69 Russians from ship seized in Arctic

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2026-09-08

Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they helped repatriate 69 Russians who got stranded in the Arctic after a Russian ship was seized at the demand of Ukrainian state energy group Naftogaz. Citing a Norwegian court order, the governor of Svalbard on September 2 announced the seizure of the Professor Molchanov -- a vessel used to shuttle people between Russia and Barentsburg, a Russian mining community in the Norwegian archipelago located 1,000 kil......

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