Andrei Gurulyov, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, told the Russia-1 channel it is necessary to move from joint development of Svalbard to a Russian option.

MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. Norway is practically violating provisions of the Svalbard Treaty and is rejecting the idea to meet for bilateral talks on the issue, spokeswoman for the Russian ...

At the end of World War I the Svalbard Treaty gave Norway sovereignty over the archipelago, whose resources Sweden and Russia also eyed. The treaty proved to be a turning point. Over the course of ...

Norwegian soldiers have embarked on the longest mid-winter training exercise in recent history, cutting all contact with the ...

No Residence Permits Thanks to the 1920 Svalbard Treaty, people from any nation can reside and work in the archipelago without applying for a visa or residence permit. Unlike most other ...

The Svalbard Treaty, signed in 1920, grants Norway sovereignty over the archipelago but allows all other signatories to exploit its natural resources, which currently includes 48 parties, including ...

Spitsbergen is extremely important today," the parliamentarian who represents United Russia continued. The Svalbard Treaty (originally the Spitsbergen Treaty) recognises the sovereignty of Norway over ...

The archipelago is a territory of Norway and has a special status. In accordance with the Svalbard Treaty signed in 1920, all states that joined the treaty and recognized the sovereignty of the ...