Norwegian intelligence report on “Russian threat” criticized

Norway has criticized the latest Norwegian intelligence report, in which Russia and China are called the main threats. According to Julie Wilhelmsen, a senior fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Foreign Policy (NUPI), the country's authorities intentionally "paint the image of the enemy," while Russia is forced to respond to NATO actions. This is written by the Norwegian media.

Norwegian intelligence released the Fokus 2020 report, which outlines current security challenges. According to Lieutenant General Morten Haga Lund, the head of the Military Intelligence Service, Russia and China are the main threats to Norway.

The factors most affecting Norway's perception of threats come from Russia and China. The intelligence services of Russia and China invade all sectors of their society. This is not a transitional phase. Russian and Chinese regimes are different, but both are moving in a more authoritarian direction

- he said.

Senior Norwegian Institute for Foreign Policy Institute (NUPI) Julie Wilhelmsen, who specializes in Russian foreign and security policy, strongly disagrees with the Norwegian intelligence report. In her opinion, Norway has a one-sided approach to Russia and China, paying attention only to the modernization of the armed forces, military exercises, etc. At the same time, Norwegian intelligence does not want to consider the actions of the United States and NATO, which, by their approach to the borders of Russia, provoke retaliatory actions.

On the other hand, according to Wilhelmsen's critical report, both sides use propaganda to foment warlike moods. NATO is frightened by "Russian aggression", calling for arming itself against Russia, and in Russia itself, they are frightened by NATO, calling for the same.

At the same time, she admits that Russia does not in any way threaten Norway, but only reacts to external threats.

I believe Russia is trying to restrain the forces of NATO, which settled in Poland and the Baltic states, but I do not think that it intends to appropriate a part of the territories of these countries or Norway. She pursues a kind of aggressive defense policy

- said Wilhelmsen, adding that she calls for a broader look at the problems that have arisen, and not read "one-sided reports that do not reflect the essence of what is happening."

Comments

[Victor_B]

Norway criticized the latest Norwegian intelligence report, in which Russia and China.

China is preparing to attack not defenseless Norway !!!
Where is this world?

[bessmertniy]

The Vikings froze their brains. Or they were given some money to shake the old times about the "Soviet threat" in a new format.

[knn54]

The Norwegian report repeats the Estonian one, both in meaning and in terms of time. Like a carbon copy from a "certain" original.

[vkl.47]

Your words yes NATU in ears

[Thrall]

What can a Viking show in a camouflage to husky sled dogs?

[Victor_B]

Quote: Thrall

What can a Viking show in a camouflage to husky sled dogs?

China?

[Svarog]

Quote: Thrall

What can a Viking show in a camouflage to husky sled dogs?

It shows the direction from where the threat comes .. and in response they also show the direction .. where should it go ..

[2 Level Advisor]

Does the "Viking" have a "Kalash" hanging?

[Private-K]

The picture is not Norwegian. And not the Swedes. And not the Finns.
Norwegians have an HK416 machine mod.

[Lamata]

Isn’t she?

[Ros 56]

Well, you can’t be so .... direct, is it not visible, they are posing for the photographer.

[Terenin]

Quote: Thrall

What can a Viking show in a camouflage to husky sled dogs?

That they, in Russia, have long been waiting for colleagues. Bored without virgins. Wellcome, pliz .

[Amateur]

What can a Viking show in a camouflage to husky sled dogs? smile

Like what? “Over there, many, many miles away, is Korea, where dogs are eaten. And next to it is China, which is asleep and sees how it could better attack poor Norway, although it is not yet clear why.
But there is hope that Mr. Stoltenberg will come up with something sooner or later. "

[Ka-52]

What can a Viking show in a camouflage to husky sled dogs?

what viking? This is some kind of a domestic warrior, probably from some sort of Zlatoust or Voronezh. Can't you distinguish Kalashnikov and the Arctic form of the RF Armed Forces?

[aszzz888]

Thrall Today, 09: 51
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What can a Viking show in a camouflage to husky sled dogs? smile

Something seems to me, in the photo our fighters ... And Husky - they are everywhere Husky.

[Alexanast]

What can show ... husky sled dogs?

I think ... Gopher ..

[Vasyan1971]

Quote: Thrall

What can a Viking show in a camouflage to husky sled dogs?

Is that a viking?

[hydrox]

The Viking gives target designation: "There, the Russians have a warehouse with a good yukola, which they themselves will never give you!
It will be necessary to TAKE this object and take a perimeter defense there until the Americans approach! "
And the dogs object: "The Americans will not come - we will be on foreign territory!
We will not go to take the object, even if the yukola is made of salmon! "
Viking: "You gave the oath to the Norwegian people!"
And the dogs: "People don't eat yukola without vodka, but they don't serve us!"

[KCA]

Husky after hundreds of years of selective selection can only rush at a person and lick him up to lose orientation in space, but not bite, in the North the selection is simple, aggressive dog just shoot, no one will bring up, only feed the feed

[vkl.47]

Yeah. Our Viking with Kalash))

[hydrox]

And here is someone who will tell us why the Finns have been producing this machine gun under the NATO cartridge for 74 years (calling it, however, an assault rifle), which has a reputation as the best in the world in quality (by the way, and the most expensive!)?

[Killemall]

A voice crying in the wilderness ... Some senior researcher there ... some institute out there ... who cares about the conclusions of this marginal? There is an updated trend - Russia, China - are toxic, and everyone will light up this topic ...

[faterdom]

Well, yes, since ancient times China has yanked at the Norwegian fjords ... Since Shi Huangdi torn to pieces the hard Harold Severe ...

[Arlen]

Senior Research Fellow Strongly Disagrees with Norwegian Intelligence Report

There is no sense in the fact that a researcher criticized the report. The policy of NATO because of this criticism towards Russia will not change.

[g1washntwn]

This is normal. The politicians voice all the arguments, and the military - only the ultima ratio regum, because they themselves are such a "last argument."

[rocket757]

According to Julie Wilhelmsen, a senior researcher at the Norwegian Foreign Policy Institute (NUPI), the country's authorities are deliberately "painting the image of the enemy," while Russia is forced to react to NATO's actions. Norwegian media write about it.

Something not correct is their senior researcher !!! "Separ" or "quilted jacket", nothing else. Let him go into the corral.
They will persecute, I don’t hesitate .... they have a Western, "enlightened" dermocracy.

[Vladimir61]

Is this the decline of the CIA, NSA, Mossad, MI6, BND and others? It's funny, but due to the activity of the "northern" intelligence services, it looks like that! The Netherlands also distinguished itself in the Boeing shot down over the Donbass - not a single "standing" intelligence service in the world provided any evidence, although the "diapers", they first tried to sniff something there, they say "we have, but we won't say", but these, only what was revealed - for the Ukrainian "Tor" -s, which were located in the ATO zone, the downed Boeing was out of reach.

[rotmistr60]

Russia in no way threatens Norway, but only responds to external threats

This is too tricky for Norwegian intelligence. The CIA instructed to loudly name enemies # 1, guided by Pompeo's words. So they gave birth to their report. As they used to say in Soviet times: "The party said it is necessary, the Komsomol answered there!"

[Vasyan1971]

The factors most affecting Norway’s perception of threats come from Russia and China.

Fashion trend and nothing more.

[Lamata]

What prevented us from trying to overcome the financial mark in 1945? So no, they still paid extra for property damage to taxes.

[qaz]

China threatens Norway ... Do they have a common border?

[Lamata]

Yes, the Norwegians on the edge of the earth a lot of things