Russia today (June 14, 2018) accused Norway of causing a spike in tensions after Oslo requested hundreds of additional U.S. Marines to be stationed along the border of the two countries, according to The Hill website.
The Russian Embassy in Norway called the request "clearly unfriendly, and it will not remain without consequences."
"This makes Norway less predictable and could cause growing tensions, triggering an arms race and destabilizing the situation in northern Europe," the Russian Embassy said.
Oslo is expected to ask the U.S. to send 700 Marines in 2019, Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide said earlier this week. The additional troops would be based near the border with Russia, in an effort to discourage a Russian attack.
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