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The governor of the Murmansk region, Andrei Chibis, reacted harshly to reports according to which the representative of the Norwegian consulate in Murmansk, Elisabeth Ellingsen, made a scandal at a local hotel. At some point, the diplomat said that she “hates Russians” and that in Norway, unlike allegedly the Russian Federation, women monitor cleanliness.
In response, Chibis said that we will not tolerate Russophobia “in our country.” “Let everyone who hates Russians go to hell from Russia,” he said in his Telegram channel, hinting, among other things, at Ellingsen.
Earlier, a video appeared on the Network showing a Norwegian diplomat swearing in English in the lobby of a Murmansk hotel. She demanded to provide her with a new room instead of the one in which she was settled. Ellingsen claimed that in the first room the maid was negligent in her duties, and the room was dirty.
The video recording lasted a long time, and it could be concluded that the hotel staff, with whom the guest spoke, were in no hurry to satisfy her request. At some point Ellingsen lost her temper and began to have a tantrum. The diplomat said that she “hates Russians” and that in Norway, unlike in Russia, women keep themselves clean.
Subsequently, Maria Zakharova said that the department was already working out possible answers “to this outrageous act of hatred, nationalism and xenophobia.” The words of the Norwegian diplomat caused outrage in the State Duma. They asked the Foreign Ministry to take “the right measures aimed at protecting our country.”
The situation has already been commented on by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry. They stressed that they “deeply regret this incident.” At the same time, the feelings expressed by their diplomat are not a reflection of Norway’s policy or the attitude of Norwegians towards Russians.