President Ramzan Kadyrov is likely to sit in power with Chechnya. In the long run, there are many indications that Chechnya and the North Caucasus will no longer be part of Russia.
Snowden acted with certainty and knowledge of the consequences it could have. Then he must also be willing to submit to laws and regulations – and penalties if applicable, says Michael Tetzschner (H).
The Bjørnson Academy emphasizes that if Snowden is going to Norway to receive the award, the application for entry must be sent immediately – because the UDI has about three months processing time.
The Nordic Council of Ministers has decided to appeal the Russian decision to stamp the office in St. Petersburg as "foreign agent". The outcome of the appeal is expected within 20. April.