Norway gets tougher on US’ spying
June 3, 2021
The Norwegian government toughened its stand against alleged US spying Thursday, calling in US Embassy officials in Oslo to explain themselves. The meeting at Norway’s Defense Ministry was the Norwegian way of expressing its displeasure with what otherwise is the country’s most important ally.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg has already stated that espionage against your own allies is “unacceptable.” At issue is whether Danish officials perhaps unwittingly helped US intelligence agents gain access several years ago to cables that run through Denmark, and thus gain access to top politicians’ communication in Norway, Sweden, Germany and France. Solberg called Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday to stress that it’s also “unnecessary to spy on your friends and allies.”