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MID#4238
Dispute Number: 4238
Date(s): February 14, 2001 to February 19, 2001
Participants: 385 Norway/365 Russia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Norwegian fighters intercepted Russian planes that violated Norway’s air-
space. Norway engaged in military exercises near the Russian border five days later.
MID#4429
Dispute Number: 4429
Date(s): October 24, 2005 to October 27, 2005
Participants: 385 Norway/365 Russia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Norway seized two Russian boats fishing in Norwegian waters.
MID#4440
Dispute Number: 4440
Date(s): July 14, 2008
Participants: 365 Russia/385 Norway
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Russia sent additional naval forces to the Spitsbergen Islands. Norway and
Russia contend over rights to the exclusive economic zone surrounding the islands.
365 Russia/390 Denmark
MID#4342
Started in April 1999. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/365 Russia dyad
dispute list.
MID#4417
Dispute Number: 4417
Date(s): April 26, 2003
Participants: 390 Denmark/365 Russia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Russia protested against a Danish show of force—a Danish military vessel
had approached too close to a Russian naval exercise.