Oslo declares 15 employees of the Russian embassy in Norway persona non grata on suspicion of espionage, government press release says.

" This is an important step in countering and reducing the level of Russian intelligence activity in Norway, and therefore in protecting our national interests,"

According to her, now the Russian Federation is the biggest threat to Norway in terms of intelligence activities..

It is noted that intelligence officers who want to come to Norway will not be issued visas..

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The Norwegian government has introduced additional restrictive measures against the Russian regime for its war against Ukraine.