
Oil and gas pipelines and submarine cables run through the North Atlantic. The NATO states must do more to protect the infrastructure from attacks by Russia, demands Norway's former prime minister Erna Solberg.
In an interview, Norway's former Prime Minister Erna Solberg calls for more protection for critical underwater infrastructure in the North Atlantic from potential attacks by Russia in order to prevent control of the Arctic.
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Important oil and gas pipelines and submarine cables run through the North Atlantic.
Norway's former head of government Solberg: "We have to ensure that the Arctic is not controlled by Russia"
Oil and gas pipelines and submarine cables run through the North Atlantic. The NATO states must do more to protect the infrastructure from attacks by Russia, demands Norway's former prime minister Erna Solberg.
An interview by Maximilian Popp, Oslo

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