The Norwegian Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry was reminded about the agreement: It's not just about the arrest of our vessel

Norwegian Ambassador to Moscow Heidi Olufsen was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry today, September 3, due to detention in Norway of the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"A strong protest has been made to the Ambassador in connection with the actions of the Norwegian authorities to arrest the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov on September 2, which was in the port of the Russian village of Barentsburg," the foreign ministry said in a statement. "It was pointed out to the ambassador that the Russian side categorically does not accept not only the arrest of the Professor Molchanov vessel, but also, in general, Norway's recently intensified actions aimed at restricting the legitimate Russian presence in the archipelago."
The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the arrest of the vessel, made at the request of Ukraine, is a direct violation by Norway of the Svalbard Treaty of 1920. our