Nils Boine
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“We used to go shopping in Russia, and go there for weekends.”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine describes how he and others used to visit Russia for shopping and weekends before the war.
“I want to be careful.”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine says he wants to be careful regarding contact with friends in Russia.
“They are afraid to do something wrong or write something wrong,”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine says his Russian friends are afraid to do or write something wrong due to the war.
“You never know what might happen if they have too close contact,”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine expresses uncertainty about what might happen if his Russian friends maintain too close contact with him.
“A local person was just arrested in Russia, so people are afraid to cross the border,”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine explains that people are afraid to cross the border after a local person was arrested in Russia.
“Before, we had Russian guests, but not now,”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine notes the decline in Russian guests at his family's tourism company since the war began.
“Several shops have had to close.”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine says several shops in the area have had to close due to the loss of Russian tourists.
“Shops in the area have lost a lot of income without Russian [tourists],”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine describes the economic impact on local shops from the loss of Russian tourists.
“I have friends in Russia,”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine reflects on his friendships with people in Russia before the war in Ukraine halted cross-border visits.
“The rumours say that he had some illegal things in his car, but he was arrested, and the [Ministry of] Foreign Affairs in Norway tried to do something, but it’s very difficult, of course, because we don’t have any diplomats in Russia.”
Nils Boine · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Boine describes the reported arrest of a Kirkenes businessman and Norway's limited diplomatic ability to intervene.