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(IsraelNN.com) Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO. Ministry spokeswoman Heidi Langvik-Hansen said the country's embassy received a telephone call from Russia's Defense Ministry on Wednesday, saying Moscow plans "to freeze all military cooperation with NATO and allied countries."

Norway was told that a written statement about this would be sent out shortly.

Russian officials were not immediately available to confirm the report and officials at NATO headquarters said they have not been informed of any such moves. NATO foreign ministers Tuesday suspended formal contacts with Russia as punishment for its invasion of Georgia.