On February 20, the heads of the military departments of Great Britain and Norway, John Healy and Tore Sandvik, held a meeting at the Joint Headquarters of the Norwegian Armed Forces in a mountain fortress near the town of Bude in the Arctic Circle. The first bilateral negotiations on a defense agreement aimed at countering the threat from Russia in the Arctic took place there, writes Politico.

It is noted that the new agreement provides for increased cooperation between the armed forces of Britain and Norway, including the protection of submarine cables from sabotage, which allegedly became more frequent, according to the heads of the Ministry of Defense of the two countries, after the start of its military operations in Ukraine. eadaily.com.

European countries suspect ships heading to or from Russian ports of attacking key infrastructure communications, especially in the Baltic Sea, Politico points out, recalling unfounded accusations against Moscow.