There was a distinct diplomatic chill in the air when a top Russian official made a controversial stop on the Arctic island of Svalbard, only to be met with a frosty reception from the Norwegian government.
Russia’s ambassador in Oslo was summoned for an explanation after Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin defied a travel ban to drop in on Svalbard en route to opening a new Russian drifting base on a North Pole ice floe last weekend.
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