Norway to invite more US Marines

Norway will ask the United States to more than double the number of US Marines stationed in the country in a move that could raise tensions with its eastern neighbour Russia.

The government in Oslo has grown increasingly concerned about Russia following its annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Some 330 US Marines were scheduled to leave Norway at the end of this year after an initial contingent arrived in January 2017 to train for fighting in winter conditions. (Reuters)