MOSCOW, September 16. /TASS/. Norway is becoming NATO’s testing ground for new weapons, and Washington is eyeing a resource deal with Kiev. Meanwhile, experts argue that US allies may decline to impose tariffs on buyers of Russian crude. These stories topped Tuesday's newspaper headlines in Russia.
Norway is becoming NATO’s testing ground for new weapons, the Russian embassy in Oslo told Izvestia. The diplomats said the bulk of those weapons are meant for use against Russia. Earlier, the Quicksink smart anti-ship bomb designed to strike moving marine targets at a far distance was tested in Norwegian waters. Experts say the North Atlantic Alliance is eying Norway because it is getting ready for military hostilities in the Arctic where it will test drones.
Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov believes Norway was not chosen by chance as Oslo lies in NATO’s northern flank, and the US-led bloc has long been planning to increase its military posture in the Arctic theater. Besides, the Northern Sea Route passes across the test sites, and the Americans would like either to take control of this sector or block it. Developing modern weapons systems that can function in Arctic conditions is essential for that. The Norwegians are capable of developing military hardware that can operate in the Arctic, and they have certain innovative solutions, the expert told Izvestia.
