Her plans Norway to bar entry to most Russian tourists is biasedstated today the Kremlin announcing that the Moscow will retaliate.

Norway’s Ministry of Justice announced today that it will further restrict access to Russian travelers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine by almost completely blocking their entry.

“Of course such decisions cannot go unanswered. Of course the decision is absolutely biased. We do not accept such decisions. We regret that the Norwegian leadership has chosen this way of worsening our bilateral relations, which have been bad recently and not on our own initiative “, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a press conference.

As he announced, the Russian president will hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko today and tomorrow on a series of issues.

Russia and Belarus are close allies and Minsk is set to take part in exercises aimed at simulating preparations for the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons this month.

Belarus has provided Russia with logistical support during the conflict with Ukraine with Russian forces entering Belarusian territory during its initial operation against Kiev in February 2022.

Regarding the latest arrest of a Russian high-ranking military official, Peskov commented that it is part of a systematic work to crack down on corruption.

Earlier, Russian media reported that Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army Lt. Gen. Vadim Samarin was arrested and remanded in custody on suspicion of bribery.

“The fight against corruption is an ongoing task. It is not a campaign, it is an ongoing task, an integral part of the actions of our law enforcement agencies,” Peskov told reporters without commenting on details of the case.

According to him, the fight against corruption “continues in all institutions, be it federal or municipal.”

According to Russian media, a military court on Wednesday ordered the two-month pretrial detention of Samarin, who was deputy chief of the general staff of the armed forces responsible for communications.

This is the fourth arrest of a high-ranking army officer since April, when then-Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov was remanded in custody until his trial on suspicion of bribery.