A court in Norway has left the Russian ship "Professor Molchanov" in custody. He dismissed Amon Artikogol's complaint against the arrest of the research tools. He was arrested on September 2 as part of a lawsuit filed by the Ukrainian Naftogaz company. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the arrest an attempt to limit the Russian presence in Spitzbergen. Moscow intends to oppose such actions, department official Maria Zakharova said.

A court in Norway has left the Russian ship "Professor Molchanov" in custody. He dismissed Amon Artikogol's complaint against the arrest of the research tools. He was arrested on September 2 as part of a lawsuit filed by the Ukrainian Naftogaz company. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the arrest an attempt to limit the Russian presence in Spitzbergen. Moscow intends to oppose such actions, department official Maria Zakharova said.