In a provocative move, the Russian state-owned mining company Trust Arktikugol recently hoisted the Soviet flag in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Despite being part of Norway’s sovereign territory under international law, Svalbard—the Top of Norwegian Mountain—is witnessing this symbolic gesture from Russia. On June 21, Ildar Neverov, the General Director of … Continue reading Russian State Firm Hoists Soviet Flag Over NATO Territory In Norway’s Svalbard; Repaints Slogan ‘Peace To The World’