In a controversial move, Norway sails frigate into Russian Arctic EEZ together with UK, US navy ships
It's the first time NATO ships have sailed into these sensitive Russian waters since the 1990s without partnering with the Northern Fleet.
By
Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer -
September 9, 2020
The Norwegian frigate KNM Thor Heyerdahl is sailing in the Barents Sea together with the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ross, the British Royal Navy Auxiliary RFA Tidespring and the frigate HMS Sutherland.
This is the first time since the 1990s that NATO surface warships are conducting maritime security operations inside the Russian exclusive economic zone in the Barents Sea without participating Northern Fleet ships.
The voyage is supported by Danish patrol aircraft.
“The vessel group will operate north of Finnmark and the Fisherman Peninsula in the course of the next few days,†spokesperson Lt. Col. Ivar Moen told The Barents Observer.
https://www.arctictoday.com/in-a-controversial-move-norway-sails-frigate-into-russian-arctic-eez-together-with-uk-us-navy-ships/
