Russian fishing boats can now only enter the three ports of Norway , where they will also be subject to strict inspection. According to a local publication, the Norwegian government announced the news at a press conference on October 6. The three ports that Russian fishing boats can now enter are Hilcones, Tromso and Bots fjords.
"Russia's unacceptable annexation of (referring to the referendum on the east of Ukraine) , attack on Baltic gas pipeline (referring to the Beixi pipeline) and drone activities (Using Iranian drone bombing Ukrainian civilian facilities) increase forced the Norwegian government to further strengthen its anti- status. We closely monitor Russia's activities in Norwegian waters and Norwegian ports to avoid Norway becoming a transit country," said Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Heitfelt. "We have information that the need to strengthen control of Russian fishing boats (almost concerns that Russia uses fishing boat cover to attack Norwegian submarine pipelines) .". After the natural gas leak in the Baltic Sea, the degree of prevention on the Norwegian continental shelf has exceeded the highest existing scale of . The armed soldiers of the troops set out to defend Norway's oil and gas facilities. There is strong suspicion that Russia has been involved in the attack on the gas pipeline.
"We need to make a new assessment. Recent events show that there is good reason to be alert to all Russian activities," Parliament spokesman Liv Kari Eskran said last week. Ministers said the motivation for this decision was because Norway is now in a more vulnerable situation. Norway and Russia will meet in 11 days to negotiate next year's fishing agreement. Restrictions on Russian ships could affect these negotiations.
