Russia demands Norway pay up to $4.4 million after 42

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By Natalie O’Neill

August 31, 2023 | 3:16pm

Russia has demanded that Norway fork over up to $4.4 million in repairs because dozens of reindeer trotted across the border and munched grass in one of its national parks, officials said Thursday.

At least 42 of the arctic animals hoofed it through a dilapidated fence and onto the Russia’s side of the frosty Pasvik Nature Reserve, the Norwegian Directorate of Agriculture said in a statement.

Russian officials quickly sent its neighbor a projected bill for the damage — with estimates ranging from  $4,700 to a staggering $4.4 million, the Norwegian Directorate of Agriculture told Insider…