![]() The committee is especially concerned that Norway didn’t take in any wounded soldiers during two periods of several weeks in the spring and summer, even though they were asked to help care for them by Ukrainian officials. Opposition politicians also want more information on how Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has handled the war, how his government has used its time, and who is responsible for what. It’s important that the parliament maintains control, especially regarding foreign policy.” “Some don’t think we should be launching a ‘control’ case while there’s a war in Europe,” said Peter Frølich, a Member of Parliament from the Conservatives who leads the parliament’s disciplinary committee, “but that’s exactly what we must do. The probe won’t involved hearings, reports newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN), but it will demand answers to questions about whether, for example, wounded Ukrainian soldiers have received the help they were promised. They’ve banded together to open the first probe of goverment operations since it took office last autumn. “Russians shouldn’t be lumped together with Putin and his war.”Įven though the Norwegian government has been an active donor of both humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine, opposition politicians in Parliament aren’t convinced Norway has helped as much as it could. “It’s so important to show our people and Ukrainians that we don’t support this war,” one Russian man who asked not to be identified told newspaper Aftenposten during a demonstration earlier this month. Various Russians already in Norway have joined some of the demonstrations against the war in Oslo. More than 300,000 Russians are estimated to have left Russia just during the first few months after the war began. Others also have referred to the Russian brain drain as a potential resource for Norway. Many have since moved on to other European countries, while newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) has editorialized that Russian academics fleeing Putin should be welcomed in Norway and encouraged to stay. He’s far from alone, although many of the young Russian men crossing into Norway so far were motivated mainly by a desire not to serve or be killed in Putin’s war after Putin began ordering them into the military. “I’m not leaving my historic roots,” he told Klassekampen, “but I left Russia.” He claims Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime wants a homogenous population, not various ethnic groups, and he’d already been arrested once. ![]() Last week he returned to the border area around Kirkenes to share his story with international journalists. He’s still waiting in a refugee center in Vesterålen for a decision on his case. Norway’s border to Russia has taken on new significance since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, and many Russians have crossed it. He crossed the border to Norway two days after Russia invaded Ukraine. Newspaper Klassekampen reports that after fighting for Sámi rights and against environmental destruction for years, Danilov felt the pressure on him rising. More young Russian men have also been arriving to seek political asylum after fleeing the draft and ethnic persecution especially in the north.Īmong them has been Sámi activist Andrej Danilov, who’s been a champion of indigenous peoples’ rights in a Russian regime known for repressing them. UKRAINIANS FORCED TO FLEE RUSSIA’S WAR aren’t the only refugees showing up in Norway. The following rundown offers various reports about how Norway, which shares a border with Russia in the far north, is directly affected and how it’s responding to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Vaccinations are given to children ages 0-18 years of age.NOTE TO READERS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Februhas had enormous consequences for the rest of Europe, also for Norway. ![]() The Hackensack Child Health Clinic provides infants and children through 5 years of age who are uninsured or have New Jersey Family Care Part A with high quality, free well-child care. The Child Vaccination Program is held monthly:ĭate: 1st and 3rd Friday Time: 8:00 am-12:00pm ![]() to 4:00 p.m.)įor non-emergencies call the Wood-Ridge Police at 20įor food establishment on weekends and after hours: Bergen County Police: (201) 646-2700 Sanitary Inspector, Bergen County Health Department
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