On Norway's border with Russia, unease over military buildup

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U.S. marines from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, part of Marine Rotational Force - Europe take part in "Reindeer 2", a Norwegian-U.S. military drill in Setermoen, Norway, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Soldiers from the Combat Support Squadron of the First Battalion of the Northern Brigade of the Norwegian Army warm themselves around a fire in their camp during "Reindeer 2", a Norwegian-U.S. military drill in Setermoen, Norway, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Border pillars of Finland, Norway and Russia stand outside of Kirkenes Airport, Norway, October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Norwegian and Russian students attend a PE lesson at the Russia-Norway school in Murmansk, Russia October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Freight trains pass through Murmansk, Russia, October 28, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

An employee welds a metal plate at the Kimek shipyard in Kirkenes, Norway October 24, 2019. Picture taken October 24, 2019 REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

U.S. marines of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, part of Marine Rotational Force - Europe take part in "Reindeer 2", a Norwegian-U.S. military drill, in Setermoen, Norway, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

A sailor prepares to offload fishing equipment from a snow crab fishing vessel, at the Kimek shipyard in Kirkenes, Norway, October 24, 2019. "I don't like it that they build up the military on both sides of the border. We don't want rising tensions," said Eirik Wikan (not pictured), co-owner of the Kimek shipyard in Kirkenes, which gets two-thirds of its revenues from repairing Russian vessels. "Here in the north, we work together to reduce tensions ...We are trying not to be part of them." REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Fishing equipment is laid out on the pier of the Kimek shipyard in Kirkenes, Norway, October 24, 2019. "I don't like it that they build up the military on both sides of the border. We don't want rising tensions," said Eirik Wikan, co-owner of the Kimek shipyard in Kirkenes, which gets two-thirds of its revenues from repairing Russian vessels. "Here in the north, we work together to reduce tensions ... We are trying not to be part of them." REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Norwegian soldiers stand guard in front of a temporary command centre camp during "Reindeer 2", a Norwegian-U.S. military drill, in Setermoen, Norway, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Ships are docked along the pier of the Kimek shipyard in Kirkenes, Norway, October 24, 2019. "I don't like it that they build up the military on both sides of the border. We don't want rising tensions," said Eirik Wikan, co-owner of the Kimek shipyard, which gets two-thirds of its revenues from repairing Russian vessels. "Here in the north, we work together to reduce tensions ...We are trying not to be part of them." REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

A sign reading "Russia 490m" stands next to the checkpoint between Storskog and Borisoglebsk on the Norway-Russia border in Finnmark county, Norway, October 26, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

A Russian flag hangs from outside of Svyatoy Spiridon, a fishing trawler docked in Kirkenes, Norway, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Patrol leader Joergen Aas (R) and radio operator Thomas Lundmann patrol the Norwegian side of the Norway-Russia border in Pasvik valley, Finnmark county, Norway, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

An employee welds a steel construction at the Olen Betong factory in Murmansk, Russia, October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

A sign with a picture of Vladimir Putin that reads "Dear colleagues, keep clean!" is hung amongst tools at the Olen Betong factory outside Murmansk, Russia, October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Norwegian and Russian students play a game of volleyball during a PE lesson at the Russia-Norway school in Murmansk, Russia, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Houses are seen amongst the surrounding landscape of Kirkenes, Norway, October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Patrol leader Joergen Aas (L) and radio operator Thomas Lundmann patrol the Norwegian side of the Norway-Russia border in Pasvik valley, Finnmark county, Norway October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Nikolai Shchetnev, a choreographer at the Samovar Theatre watches a rehearsal for 'De Som Tapte Freden' (Those Who Lost The Peace) which was put on as part of the festivities celebrating the liberation of Finnmark in Kirkenes, Norway, October 25, 2019. The Samovar theatre company performs in both Norway and Russia, and has Russian and Norwegians employees. Shchetnev feels at home and is thinking of applying for dual nationality. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Kirkenes

An observational tower overlooks the Norway-Russia border from the Norwegian side in Pasvik valley, Finnmark county, Norway, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Captain Vitali Sevostyanov and second mate Ruslan Rudakov control the cabin of Svyatoy Spiridon, a fishing trawler in Kirkenes, Norway, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Christina, 18, a Norwegian student who studies at the Russia-Norway school walks back to her dormitory after class in Murmansk, Russia, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Rune Rafaelsen, mayor of the Sor-Varanger municipality which includes Kirkenes speaks to journalists in Kirkenes, Norway, October 24, 2019. "Kirkenes is a Russian town in Norway," said Rafaelsen. He said he would not welcome more tanks on the border though he saw Norway's NATO membership as "a guarantee that I can do my job,". REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

The Aurora Borealis (Northern lights) shines over the memorial To Soldiers of the 1st Air Defence Corps to Abram Mys, outside Murmansk, Russia, October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

A soldier from the Second Tank Squadron of the First Battalion of the Northern Brigade of the Norwegian Army looks out from the top of a tank during "Reindeer 2", a Norwegian-U.S. military drill in Setermoen, Norway, October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

A view shows a World War Two monument To The Defenders of Soviet Arctic, which is located in Murmansk, Russia, October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Nikolai Chagin, a mechanic at the Kimek shipyard who has worked there since 2006, brushes snow off a car in Kirkenes, Norway, October 26, 2019. "I don't have those problems I used to have in Russia before: I have a good job, a normal salary ... there are only positives," he said. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

U.S. and Norwegian commanding officers take part in a ROC (rehearsal of concept) during "Reindeer 2", a Norwegian-U.S. military drill, in Setermoen, Norway, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

A lit flare streaks through the sky during a night exercise conducted by the Combat Support Squadron of the First Battalion of the Northern Brigade of the Norwegian Army during "Reindeer 2", a Norwegian-U.S. military drill in Setermoen, Norway, October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov \