"In this corner of Norway’s far north, just five miles from the border with Russia, road signs give directions in Norwegian and Russian. Locals are used to crossing from one country to the other visa-free: Norwegians to fill up on cheap Russian gasoline; Russians to hit the Norwegian malls. A few years ago, those cross-border ties inspired Terje Jorgensen, the director of the Norwegian port of Kirkenes, to propose closer ties with the Russian port of Murmansk to build on the surging interest in cross-Arctic shipping routes, which connect Asia to Western Europe. He wanted to develop joint standards for sustainability and easier transport between the two ports. But then President Vladimir V. Putin sent his troops marching into Ukraine, bringing the whole project to a halt. ...”
NY Times: Opinion | The Editorial Board | The Flawed Moral Logic of Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a chasm in a part of the world that had prided itself as a place where Westerners and Russians could get along.
No comments:
Post a Comment