Gen. Eirik J. Kristoffersen, center, discusses range operations during a meet-and-greet at Setermoen, Norway, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps/Abrey Liggins)
WASHINGTON: For decades, NATO member Norway’s strategy for defense against Russian aggression was predicated on working around Sweden and Finland, two non-NATO nations.
Now, with Finland moving to join NATO and Sweden expected to swiftly follow suit, Norway faces a “totally different situation” for building its national strategy for both homeland defense and military investments, according the Norwegian military’s top officer.
“We have to review all of our plans; we have to look at the investments,” Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s chief of defense, told Breaking Defense in a May 12 interview, just hours after Finland made
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