Russia’s Espionage War in the Arctic
For years, Russia has been using the Norwegian town of Kirkenes, which borders its nuclear stronghold, as a laboratory, testing intelligence operations there before replicating them across Europe.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/16/russias-espionage-war-in-the-arctic
In the small town of Kirkenes—in the northeastern corner of Norway, six miles from the Russian border—the regional counterintelligence chief, Johan Roaldsnes, peered out his office window at the fjord below. There were eight Russian fishing trawlers docked outside, housing at least six hundred Russian sailors.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/16/russias-espionage-war-in-the-arctic