Norway Seizes Russian Ship, Testing Moscow in the High Arctic

Authorities in Norway have seized a Russian ship, the Professor Molchanov, on a court order sought and obtained by Naftogaz in Ukraine. Russia has protested the move, which stems from its refusal to pay Naftogaz damages.

Empowered by an international court order, Norway captured the vessel as part of a global effort to seize Russian assets. The Russians called it “piracy.”

By Terje Solsvik, Pavel Polityuk and Mark Trevelyan OSLO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian cruise ship in the Arctic on behalf of Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz, which

Russia called the Norwegian ​action ‘piracy’