Tag: Russian provocations against the West

Russia Update: Vice Premier Rogozin Stages ‘Provocation’ with Landing on Svalbard

April 20, 2015

Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. Russian Vice Premier Dmitry Rogozin, notorious for his hardline views, has created a scandal by landing on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard despite Norwegian sanctions against […]