The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to the seizure of Russian property in Norway On November 3, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Bjorn Svenungsen, the Norwegian's charge d'affaires. They protested to him because of arrests of Russian property at the request of Ukrainian companies, the Russian diplomatic service reported. "The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the authorized departments of Russia will request the removal of seizures of Russian property," the department said. Russia also demanded that Oslo comply with international law and the provisions of the Spitsbergen Convention.