Sanctions based on imaginary wrongdoings
When the EU sanctioned the Russian shipping company Murman SeaFood, it was not obvious that Norway would follow suit. It could jeopardize the cooperation with Russia in managing the Northeast Atlantic cod and other fish species. The sanctions were also almost exclusively based on alleged wrongdoings by the trawler Melkart-5 carried out in Norway. The Norwegian police investigated the damage to the fiber cable to Svalbard and found no wrongdoing. Nevertheless, this was used as basis for the sanctioning. What was going on?
