Greenpeace activists tried to block a tanker that was supposed to deliver Russian oil to Norway by tying themselves to the ship with chains, all as a sign of protest against the war in Ukraine, reports Reuters.
The tanker Ust Luga is currently anchored near the port of Slagen, about seventy kilometers south of the capital Oslo, adds Reuters.
Activists who arrived in a small boat tied themselves to the tanker's anchor chain, according to a Greenpeace statement.
"Oil is not only the root of the climate crisis, but also of wars and conflicts. I am shocked that Norway functions as a free port for Russian oil, which we know is financing Putin's war," said Frode Plame, leader of Greenpeace Norway.
This group called on the Norwegian government to ban the import of Russian fossil fuels, and that all contracts for such imports from Russia should be canceled after the invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier in April, Greenpeace activists from Italy wrote on the open sea on one of the Russian tankers - "Peace, not oil", also as a sign of protest against the use of fossil fuels.
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