Some 300 US Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, have landed in Norway for a six-month deployment. This is the first time since World War II that foreign troops have been allowed to station in Norway. As tensions grow with Russia, the deployment signals a departure from the NATO member’s decades-old policy of not hosting foreign troops on its soil. From AntiMedia: Shortly after the Obama administration began deploying American troops across Russia’s border in a number of countries, including Lithuania, some 300 U.S. Marines landed in Norway for a six-month deployment. Their Monday deployment marks the first time since World War II that foreign troops have been allowed to station in Norway. The Marines will spend a year in total in Norwegian territory, and the current deployment will be replaced after their six-month service is completed. Unsurprisingly, it’s doubtful Russia will view this move favorably. When questioned about the proposal to station U.S. troops in Norway in October last year, Russia questioned the motives behind such a move. As the Russian embassy in Oslo told Reuters: “Taking into account multiple statements of Norwegian officials about the absence of threat from Russia to Norway we would like to understand for what purposes [...]
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