[HIGHLIGHTS] The Norwegian Minister of Defense called for being prepared to confront Russia

Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram believes that the country should be prepared for a possible confrontation with Russia. Gram added that Europe must accept a new reality, according to which the “Russian threat” will not disappear for a long time.

Russia itself “will not become like” Europe, the Norwegian minister said. President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Moscow has no interest in a conflict with NATO. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev previously called statements by Western politicians about a possible conflict extremely dangerous chatter.