While we are waiting for a full-scale Russian invasion of all or large parts of Ukraine, it is time to look at the cause of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. In this blog I will look back at historical events, the Maidan uprising in 2013-14, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the Russian –…
No Norwegian athlete, regardless of time period and sport, has achieved such status as Sonja Henie. No other Norwegian athlete has become a legend in a really great international sport. I think Sonja Henie is definitely Norway’s best sports man or woman of all time. No one above, no one on the side no…
On August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact. The agreement is named after the two countries’ foreign ministers Molotov and Ribbentrorp. An additional part to the Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement divided Europe into two. Which lands Germany and the Soviet Union had the right to take. In addition, which lands should…
Russia’s demand to withdraw its large troops from the border with Ukraine is a confirmation that an invasion of the neighboring country is planned. Putin’s demands are unacceptable for Ukraine, NATO and Norway. Russia’s demands There are several requirements, including that Ukraine should never become a member of NATO together with Georgia. Russia also…
Recently, Belarus’s main opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky was sentenced to 18 years in prison for organizing demonstrations ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Several others have been sentenced to long prison terms for the same as Sergei Tikhanovsky. Sergei Tikhanovsky was the foremost counter -candidate of the sitting Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko until he…
Where do all the refugees who are now on the border between Belarus and Poland come from? Most probably they were brought by Belarus with two purposes. One is to retaliate against EU sanctions against Belarus after the authorities in Belarus forced a passenger plane to land in Minsk in order to arrest a…