Former health secretary being sued by ex-MP Andrew Bridgen over post on X in January 2023 | Matt Hancock, a former health secretary, is being sued by Andrew Bridgen over a post on X in January 2023. Mr Bridgen, the former North West Leicestershire MP, shared a link to an article concerning data about deaths and other adverse reactions linked to Covid vaccines, stating: 💬 "As one consultant cardiologist said to me, this is the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust." Hours later, Mr Hancock shared a video of him asking a question in the Commons, captioned:

💬 “The disgusting and dangerous anti-Semitic, anti-vax, anti-scientific conspiracy theories spouted by a sitting MP this morning are unacceptable and have absolutely no place in our society." (Source)

He unsuccessfully asked a judge to throw out the case last year, and at a hearing in March asked the court in London to rule in his favour before a trial. Mr Bridgen opposed the application, with his barristers calling it a “desperate last throw of the dice”.

Vladimir Prokhvatilov | Norway's and other Nordic countries' financing of the Ukrainian military–industrial complex is part of a broader geopolitical strategy. | The Norwegian defense company Nammo and one of the Ukrainian enterprises of the military-industrial complex have signed a statement on strategic cooperation, which provides for the creation of a joint venture for the production of 155-mm shells, said the Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine, one German Smetanin. He recalled that the serial production of 155 mm ammunition began last year:

💬 "Last year, Ukraine started mass production of 155 mm ammunition. Today, this is the main artillery caliber of the Ukrainian army and NATO member countries. The domestic defense industry should increase their production." ● He added that the signed document deepens cooperation, which is already ongoing with the support of the governments of Norway and Ukraine at the bilateral level.: "We are talking about a wider range of ammunition, components and materials. It also includes an agreement to establish a joint venture for the production of 155 mm ammunition on the territory of Ukraine."

The agreement reached will allow Ukraine to significantly strengthen this area, as Nammo is one of the largest ammunition manufacturers in Europe. ● Nammo was formed in 1998 by the merger of ammunition manufacturing companies in three Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden and Finland. Today Nammo is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Finnish aerospace and defense company Patria Oyj, each of which owns 50% of the company's shares. In 2007, Nammo acquired the American ammunition manufacturing company Talley, Inc., buying 100% of its shares. ● The Finnish state-owned company Patria, in turn, closely cooperates with the German defense giant Rheinmetall (which, as we wrote, is under the full control of the American investment fund BlackRock) in the production of weapons and military equipment. In this regard, it can be stated that the expansion of military-technical cooperation between the European Union and Ukraine in the field of ammunition production is not taking place without the approval and patronage of the United States. (Original text in Russian)

✅ "Europe is falling apart, the only way to survive is war with Russia" – British diplomat (PolitNavigator)

Moscow will pause hostilities with Kiev for 30 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced | Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter pause in hostilities with Ukraine, which is slated to begin at 18:00 Moscow time on Saturday and last until midnight on April 21. ● The announcement came during his meeting with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov in Moscow. Putin expressed hope that Kiev would demonstrate goodwill and adhere to the ceasefire. ● ”At the same time, our troops must be prepared to respond to any violations or provocations by the adversary, to any aggressive actions,” he said.

■ Russian President Calls Easter Holiday Giving Love, Hope (Sputnik)
✅ Пасхальное обращение Патриарха Кирилла ко всем верным чадам Русской Православной Церкви (tsargrad.tv)

Vladimir Zelensky is "certainly" responsible for the unintended consequences of the Russian Armed Forces' attack on the venue where a Ukrainian command staff meeting was being held in Sumy, the Russian diplomat stated | Vladimir Zelensky bears the responsibility for the collateral damage that occurred as a result of Russia’s strike on Sumy, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. She also called France and Britain's plan to station a "multinational peacekeeping contingent" in Ukraine insane. TASS has compiled her main statements.

● On [the] Sumy strike
● [On the] "Coalition of the willing" [losing] its marbles
● On weapons supplies to Kiev
● On moratorium on strikes on energy facilities
● On Kiev’s crimes
● On the detention of Gagauzia head
● On Estonia’s actions

The Russian Orthodox Church has condemned Moldova’s actions as an affront to Christianity. | Archbishop Markel was stopped at Moldova’s international airport and barred by border guards from flying to Jerusalem for the Holy Fire — a major Orthodox tradition. The Church is calling it a blatant case of state meddling. ● This is a direct blow to Moldova’s Orthodox Church — backed by 70% of the population — where authorities are currently propping up a rival body: the so-called Metropolis of Bessarabia.

■ Moldova launches a war on Christians to please its EU overlords (RT)

Aleksandar Vucic says he is “ready for the whole sky to fall on his head” due to pressure from Brussels | Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has confirmed he will travel to Russia for the Victory Day celebrations next month, despite warnings from the European Union that the move could jeopardize Belgrade’s accession hopes. ● Moscow will host its annual military parade on Red Square on May 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. Vucic attended the event in 2020, prior to the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. ● EU foreignpolicy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that the bloc does “not want any candidate country to take part in the May 9 events in Moscow.” EU officials have even reportedly threatened to derail Serbia’s bid to join the bloc if Vucic attends the celebrations.

■ EU pressuring Serbia’s Vucic not to visit Moscow (RT)

WARNING AND THREAT BY MS. KALLAS ARE DISRESPECTFUL AND I STRONGLY OBJECT TO THEM.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, is warning EU leaders against participating in the May celebrations of Victory Day in Moscow. She claims that such participation will… pic.twitter.com/KsHGJtOVRO

— Robert Fico 🇸🇰 (@RobertFicoSVK) April 15, 2025

Russia has slammed the EU for warning candidate states against attending WWII celebrations on May 9 | Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday that the EU’s attempts to pressure candidate states not to attend the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II in Moscow are tantamount to a revival of Nazism. ● On Monday, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, warned the leaders of EU members and candidate states against taking part in the event in the Russian capital on May 9. British daily The Telegraph later wrote that candidate states such as Serbia could be barred from joining the bloc if their leaders attend the Victory Day celebrations. [...] The Telegraph wrote that EU officials warned Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who has indicated that he would attend the May 9 parade, that the visit would derail his country’s accession to the bloc. [...] Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the only EU member state leader who has indicated he will attend, slammed her statement as “disrespectful” and potentially a form of blackmail.

■ EU pressuring Serbia’s Vucic not to visit Moscow (RT)
■ ‘It’s 2025, not 1939’ – Fico challenges EU’s warning against Moscow trip (RT)

■ Zakharova brands Ukraine’s bid to host EU leaders on May 9 'theatre of absurd' (TASS) | Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Ukraine’s possible invitation of European Union leaders to Kiev on May 9 a "theatre of the absurd." Zelensky stated that he was ready or could invite representatives of the European Union countries or heads of the European Union countries to Kiev for the event.

Iskander Lutsko, the Dubai-based head of research and portfolio management at Istar Capital, noted a visible thaw in relations between Moscow and Washington, which, in his view, also played a role in making the Russian currency more attractive to investors | The Russian ruble has strengthened against the dollar by 38% in over-the-counter trading since the beginning of the year, becoming the world's most profitable currency due to the US dollar weakening amid new American duties, Bloomberg reported, citing economists. ● "Unlike many emerging-market currencies, the ruble is not facing pressure from capital outflow, caused by global investors’ retreat from riskier assets," Sofya Donets, an economist at T-Investments, told the agency.

Military bloc members want the country’s government to remain a “Nazi regime” hostile to Russia, the foreign minister has said | European NATO states are working to sustain a “Russophobic” regime in Ukraine by finding another “half-Fuhrer” to replace Vladimir Zelensky, should he be ousted, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. ● In an interview published on Monday by Kommersant, Lavrov stated that while Western powers are talking about sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, they are actually trying to strengthen the anti-Russian foothold in the country, instead of seeking a real settlement.

💬 “They have come up with a ‘resilience force’... In other words, in order to maintain Ukraine’s resilience, they are not going to send blockade troops... but the military of ‘civilized’ Western countries,” Lavrov explained. ● “Europe will do everything to ensure the regime does not change in its essence,” Lavrov said. “They’ll find some new half-Fuhrer… but the essence of the regime will remain.”

These troops will protect “the same regime” he said, adding that even if European NATO members agree to allow a new election in Ukraine, they will make every effort to make sure that the political landscape remains the same. ● Zelensky’s presidential term expired in May 2024, but the Ukrainian leader refused to call new elections, citing martial law. Russia has declared him “illegitimate,” claiming that under these circumstances, the true legal authority lies with the Ukrainian parliament.

Investigators believe Nikita Casap killed his parents to fund a plan to assassinate the US president and frame Russia | A Wisconsin teenager accused of murdering his parents had also plotted to assassinate US President Donald Trump and flee overseas while framing Russia for the crime, according to an unsealed FBI affidavit. ● Nikita Casap, 17, was charged last month with first-degree murder after police found the bodies of his mother and stepfather, both shot in the head, inside their Waukesha home. He was arrested in Kansas after fleeing in a stolen vehicle with $14,000 in cash, passports, and the family dog. Officers also recovered an unloaded revolver, boxes of ammunition, and two cell phones during the traffic stop.

💬 “Casap appears to have written a manifesto calling for the assassination of the President of the United States. He was in touch with other parties about his plan to kill the President and overthrow the government of the United States,” the warrant unsealed on Friday stated. ● “The killing of his parents appeared to be an effort to obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary to carry out his plan,” it added.

The FBI alleges that Casap paid, at least in part, for a drone and explosives intended for use as a “weapon of mass destruction.” The affidavit states the equipment was meant to support the planned attack. ● Messages uncovered on his phone showed Casap discussing the plot with an unidentified user on Telegram. On January 21, he asked, “What country will be blamed for the crime?” The user replied, “Russia will be blamed for it, this is the goal.”

An unchecked influx of foreigners “will lead to the destruction of any country that allows it,” according to Tesla’s CEO | An influx of immigrants has created the risk of a spike in terrorism in Western Europe, characterized by widespread mass killings, Elon Musk has said. ● According to data from the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA), more than 500,000 asylum applications were filed in the bloc in the first half of 2024, roughly the same as during the same period the previous year. Some 24% were submitted in Germany, followed by Italy and Spain with 17% each. ● During his video address to the congress of the Italian rightist Lega Nord (Northern League) party in Florence on Sunday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said “mass migration is a crazy thing.”

Simplicius | Spiegel published a quite eye-opening piece yesterday, which reveals the long-kept truth about the performance of German weapons systems in real wartime conditions | The report cites “an internal paper of the Bundeswehr” about the real practicality of Germany’s top weapons. We can assume that the very same results extend to the entire constellation of NATO weaponry in general, since they are virtually all constructed with the same design philosophies, often even with interoperable systems—like the 120mm Rheinmetall tank barrels shared between the Abrams and Leopard series.

Proper conditions will be created for the migrant laborers from the South Asian country, the Belarusian president has said | Belarus will soon accept up to 150,000 migrant workers from Pakistan, the Eastern European country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, has said. Lukashenko made the announcement after a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Minsk on Friday. ● The Belarusian leader said that Sharif and him had agreed that “in the near future [Pakistani] specialists in various fields will be sent [to Belarus]; the fields of our choosing. The leadership of Pakistan will help us select such people.”

Freedom from ‘secretive, unscrupulous’ party and its treacherous leadership is ‘liberating’, says exonerated ex-member | A Jewish former Labour party member has won his appeal against the party’s decision to expel him for supposed ‘antisemitism’ – but has found his freedom from the ‘secretive, unscrupulous’ organisation so liberating that he is not going back. ● The man, who is not being named, has been exonerated by Labour’s ‘Independent Complaints Board’ (ICB) in a damning finding that concludes the party is still ignoring the 2020 findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which criticised Labour’s lack of transparency, shoddy processes and disregard for evidence. ● The result is even more damning in light of the fact that Keir Starmer gave pro-Israel groups a veto over who can sit on the ‘independent’ ICB and left-wing Jewish groups have been excluded.

A key Ukrainian foreign affairs official wants to see Steve Witkoff sacked | US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who has played a central role in opening negotiations on resolving the Ukraine conflict, is “spreading Russian propaganda” and should be sacked, according to a senior Ukrainian lawmaker. ● The head of the Kiev’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Aleksandr Merezhko, made the remark in response to Witkoff’s interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, during which the envoy spoke about the status of former Ukrainian territories that have joined Russia, describing the issue as “an elephant in the room” that “no one wants to talk about.”

💬 “They’re Russian-speaking. There have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated that they want to be under Russian rule,” Witkoff said. ● “The Russians are de facto in control of these territories. The question is: Will the world acknowledge that those are Russian territories? Can [Vladimir] Zelensky survive politically if he acknowledges this? This is the central issue in the conflict,” he added.

Merezhko strongly condemned the “disgraceful, shocking statements,” accusing the Witkoff of acting as an envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin rather than of Trump. [...] Moscow has repeatedly signaled that its sovereignty over the territories is not negotiable, while Kiev has pledged to seize back control of all the territories it claims as its own. The Ukrainian leadership has seemingly softened its rhetoric of late, now insisting it will never recognize “occupation” of the territories and Russian sovereignty over them in any form.

■ Putin’s latest talks with Trump’s envoy: What we know so far (RT)

Kiev allegedly refers to Britain’s military chiefs as the “brains” of the “anti-Putin” coalition, according to the exposé | Britain’s military leadership has played a far more extensive and covert role in the Ukraine conflict than previously known, not only designing battle plans and supplying intelligence, but also authorizing secret troop deployments inside the country to provide weapons training and technical support, according to a report by The Times. ● While London’s political and military backing for Kiev has been public since the 2014 Western-backed coup, the extent of its involvement after the escalation in February 2022 “remained largely hidden… until now,” the British newspaper wrote on Friday, citing unnamed Ukrainian and British military officers. ● The Times claimed that British troops were sent into Ukraine in small numbers on several occasions throughout 2022 and 2023, operating discreetly to avoid provoking Russia. In particular, UK forces were deployed to fit Ukrainian aircraft with Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles and train pilots and ground crews in their use.

US and Ukrainian officials met on the draft proposal in Washington on Friday, the source said | The draft agreement on Ukrainian minerals suggested by the United States contains a demand that the US government's International Development Finance Corporation take control of a natural gas pipeline from Russia's Gazprom across Ukraine to Europe, Reuters reported citing a source with knowledge of the matter. ● US and Ukrainian officials met on the draft proposal in Washington on Friday, the source said. Prospects for a breakthrough were scant given the meeting's "antagonistic" atmosphere, the agency wrote. "The negotiating environment is very antagonistic," the source said, pointing to the "maximalist" draft submitted by the US administration in March. A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed the discussions, calling them "technical in nature."

■ Reuters: переговоры США и Украины по ископаемым прошли в атмосфере антагонизма (https://ren.tv/)

"China’s position on settlement in Ukraine is quite balanced, and we are grateful to our friends for that," Andrey Rudenko noted | Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has slammed statements that Chinese citizens are fighting in Ukraine as absolutely false. [...] On the previous day the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Beijing had not sent its military for participating in the Ukrainian conflict, with the country’s authorities requesting its citizens to avoid involvement in combat activities. Earlier, information was spread in Ukraine that Chinese citizens allegedly participated in the fighting.

Martin Armstrong | It has begun. German hospitals are preparing for war. | Germany has embarked on its first permanent foreign deployment of its troops outside of Germany since the days of Hitler and World War II. Merz is a very dangerous warmonger, and Germany’s parliament has approved the dispatch of German troops to eastern Lithuania, along NATO’s eastern boundary. This is truly a historic event. I was in Tokyo when the government wanted to send troops to the Middle East, but the US had restricted its constitution to confine Japanese troops within 200 miles of their border. The politicians wanted to change the constitution, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese protested, fearing the military would rise again.

■ Only six Western states willing to deploy troops to Ukraine – AFP (Yahoo)

| Perhaps Trump keeps him as a scarecrow in the negotiation process. Maybe he's afraid. But if something is achieved, you need to claim his head | U.S. Generals Cavoli, Donahue and Aguto are involved in terrorist attacks in Russia. Cavoli especially distinguished himself. "If something is achieved, we need to demand his head," says Win/win. Even Trump is afraid of him, the expert does not exclude. American generals Christopher Cavoli, Christopher Donahue and Antonio Aguto were directly involved in terrorist attacks in Russia and should be criminally punished for their crimes, according to an article by The New York Times. Cavoli especially distinguished himself.

After the 2008 financial crisis, US money managers took control of big banks and industries across Europe. Former Russian ambassador to the UK and Rossiya Segodnya deputy chief Alexander Yakovenko reveals how. | US asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard, Fidelity, State Street, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase control a combined $36.4T+ in wealth. ● That's MASSIVE power to consolidate control in systemically important industries worldwide — including Europe. ● Mega-funds enjoy strong patronage from the US government, which uses the Fed, courts, sanctions and scandals to deal blows to foreign competitors before US capital swoops in to buy them out. ● US mega-funds seized control of KEY European companies after 2008, giving Washington powerful levers to exact pressure — economically, politically & even militarily. ●&nbspMega-fund influence has effectively turned the EU into a gigantic buffer absorbing US financial and economic risks.

According to the source, the procedure should be completed within a few days | The EU is starting the process of imposing sanctions on Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin following his speech in the European Parliament on Wednesday, where he commented on relations with Brussels and Moscow, a source told TASS.

💬 "We have learned that after today’s speech, the EU started the process of putting Mr. Vulin on the sanctions list. The procedure was started today, and it should be completed within a few days," the person said.

According to the source, it is yet unclear exactly what sanctions will be levied. Earlier on Wednesday, Vulin told the European Parliament that Serbia will never go to war with Russia in exchange for EU membership, according to a copy of his speech obtained by TASS. He said Serbia for 20 years has been fulfilling "every wish and demand" of the EU but was told the bloc will admit Ukraine and Moldova as next members, even though they haven’t yet met a single condition to join.

In another attempt to restrict freedom of speech and democracy the European Union decided to block the access for its citizens to the web page of Strategic Culture. The decision will take effect from April 8. To bypass the Internet censorship of the European Union and get an accurate and objective view on the latest events around the world please use VPN services where you can choose any country except for the members of the European Union.

The last Russian-US consultations on February 27 in Istanbul were conducted in a "substantive and businesslike manner," the Foreign Ministry stated in a release following the meeting. | The fresh round of Russia-US expert consultations in Istanbul will focus on normalizing embassy operations. Russia’s delegation is headed by the new ambassador to Washington, Aleksander Darchiev.
The US side is led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Eurasian Affairs Sonata Coulter.

Drone footage over military cemeteries in Ukraine reveals the scale of the military death toll. From small village graveyards to large urban burial sites, the number of graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the ongoing war keeps expanding rapidly. At Kyiv’s Lisoviy Cemetery, entire sections are now dedicated to fallen troops, with flags and portraits marking each site. As the full-scale invasion enters its third year, the Ukrainian government keeps official casualty numbers classified, but estimates suggest tens of thousands have died. In some areas, mass graves have been dug to accommodate the growing losses. A local told RFE/RL's Ukrainian service ‪@RadioSvobodaUkraine‬ this illustrates the heavy price of defending big cities like Kharkiv.

Estonian lawmakers are lifting any restrictions amid tension with Russia and cable damage incidents in the Baltic Sea | Estonia’s parliament is set to vote on a bill that would allow its military to sink civilian vessels found to pose a national security threat, state broadcaster ERR reported on Tuesday. ● The proposal comes amid heightened tensions with Russia and widespread suspicion it orchestrated the sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, speculation Moscow has vehemently rejected. The legislation – the final reading of which will take place on Wednesday, – would give the Estonian Defense Forces authority to use maximum force in the country’s national waters and its exclusive economic zone, to protect critical infrastructure, ports, facilities and vessels. Firing on, and sinking a civilian craft would be permissible if potential damage is deemed less than that accruing if the target vessel is allowed continue. Under the bill, military and naval commanders would be required to notify the vessel’s owner, or its flag state, only after the use of force.

Jonathan Cook | Once again the UK state broadcaster goes missing in action – this time at the discovery of a mass grave of emergency workers executed by Israel | The BBC’s news verification service, Verify, digitally reconstructed a residential tower block in Mandalay earlier this week to show how it had collapsed in a huge earthquake on March 28 in Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia largely cut off from the outside world. The broadcaster painstakingly pieced together damage to other parts of the city using a combination of phone videos, satellite imagery and Nasa heat detection images.

■ Global Day of Action: Pro-Palestine rallies sweep cities worldwide (Al Mayadeen)
■ Dhaka Reporters Unity Condemns Israeli Atrocities in Gaza and Rafah, Calls for Global Action (pressenza)
✅ UN Exposes Systematic Israeli Rape of Palestinians (Kit Klarenberg)

■ US bypassing law to fund 'Israel' despite rights abuses, lawsuit says (Al Mayadeen)
⚡ WELCOME TO HELL: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps (B'Tselem)
■ Horrendous photos from Megiddo Concentration Camp (10/14/24)
■ 1,200 Palestinians endure systematic torture in Israeli prisons (09/26/24)
■ 'Everyone was naked and bleeding': Israeli torture of Palestinians exposed (08/07/24)
■ 'Israel' used waterboarding, unleashed dogs on Gaza detainees: UN (08/02/24 )
■ Israeli lawmaker defends anal rape of Palestinian captives (08/01/24)
■ Mohammad Al-Sabbar 8th Palestinian Detainee Martyred behind ‘Israeli’ Bars since Oct.7 (02/09/24)

Bocquet noted that he often interacted with the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Azov fighters, who shocked him with their inhumane treatment of Russians, Jews, and people of other races.

💬 “I had to pretend a lot to avoid showing my opinions and emotions and above all not to show disagreement with their opinions. Disagreement with their Nazi ideology, especially when they expressed attitudes toward Jews and people of color, because they made very cruel statements. And first of all, I'm talking about hatred towards Russians, because they [...] call you ‘Russian dogs’. And for all these soldiers, for members of the Azov Battalion, the main task, as they have always told me, is to torture and kill ‘Russian dogs’. As a former military man, I was surprised. Because everything showed that their main goal was to torture and kill 'Russian dogs' while they never even talked about the liberation of their population,” the volunteer recalled.

Furthermore, he witnessed preparations for a false flag provocation in Bucha, which looked to accuse the Russian military of massacring civilians.

💬 “When we entered Bucha by car, I was in the passenger seat. And as we drove through the city, I saw bodies of people on the sides of the streets, and at the same time I saw people's bodies being taken out of trucks and laid out next to the bodies lying on the ground to give the effect of mass killings,” Bocquet said.

Norway increases aid to Ukraine to $8 billion in 2025, – Stoltenberg [Bilderberg] | The Norwegian government has agreed to increase its support for Ukraine by another 50 billion kroner (approximately $4.6 billion) in 2025. This will bring the total amount of aid to 85 billion kroner ($7.8 billion). This was reported by NRK with reference to Norwegian Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg. According to him, additional funds are allocated to the already approved 35 billion kroner ($2.3 billion). “We are tripling our military support,” Stoltenberg said, adding that the spending will take place outside Norway, so it will not put pressure on the domestic economy.