Norway confirms it will spend 5% of GDP on defence
“We must do more to secure our country and contribute to joint security with our NATO allies,” says Prime Minister
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Author: Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Nordic-Baltic region joins forces around Sweden’s CV90
The Combat Vehicle 90 will rule the ground across six countries in northern Europe. The defence ministers of Norway, Estonia,
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Banned by EU, welcome in Kirkenes
Only few days after Vitalii Orlov’s company Norebo was put on EU’s sanctions list, two of his trawlers made port
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NATO’s new air command center will be built in Bodø, Norway
It will help increase allied engagement in the High North, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says. There was celebration in
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Significant progress in China-Russia talks on Arctic shipping:Kremlin
“New logistical hubs are in the making,” Putin said after bilateral talks with Xi. “There is significant progress in issues
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Shadow fleet plays name game in Arctic waters
The owners of the LNG tankers that have lied idle in the Russian part of the Barents Sea for almost
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Former energy minister charged for broken heating in naval infantry base Sputnik
Aleksandr Kobytev was minister of energy and housing in Murmansk before he took over the lead of a regional utility
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Russian cruiser fires artillery few kilometres from border to Norway
The 186 meter long warship Marshal Ustinov is shooting artillery on targets at the Rybachii Peninsula as part of an ongoing exercise.
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K9 Thunder for Norway’s new Finnmark Brigade
The Norwegian government intends to buy another 24 self-propelled howitzers for its new brigade currently under development in the far
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Frigate in Barents Sea is manned by sailors with battle experience from Ukraine
Servicemen on board the Admiral Kasatonov successfully applied their war experiences during a recent exercise in the Barents Sea, the Northern Fleet
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Putin’s dealmaker with Trump calls for joint action in the Arctic
“The Arctic is too important for Cold War-style politics,” says Kirill Dmitriev, the influential businessman and government official that plays
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A generation of reindeer herders is perishing in the war
The governor of the Yamal-Nenets region in mid-January landed with his helicopter in the southern edge of the vast Yamal
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In Murmansk Port works a fleet of Norwegian reefer vessels
“Fish can be traded with the Russians, it has been decided by Norwegian and European authorities,” says Tormod Fossmark, CEO
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Damaged nuclear icebreaker is repaired in the ice
Few days after it crashed into a cargo ship, the 50 Let Pobedy continues to escort ships across the icy waters of
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Lift-off for new Russian military satellites
The Russian Aerospace Forces in Plesetsk have launched a Soyuz-2.1B rocket with military payload. The launch took place in the
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