In chilly return to past, Putin names new icebreaker “Stalingrad”
The projected nuclear-powered icebreaker was originally to be named Kamchatka. But the Kremlin now appears to have intervened and renamed
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Author: Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Migrant flow from Russia moves north
Following the announced closure of four border-crossing points in southern Finland, migrants are moving north to crossing points that remain
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Finland closes several border-crossing points to Russia
Following a rapid growth in illegal border traffic, the Nordic country closes four of its border-crossing points to Russia. The
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Russian nickel miner wants nuclear power for Arctic plant
Nornickel starts talks with Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom on the building of a small-scale nuclear power station in
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Finland suspects Moscow uses migrants to stir trouble on eastern border
Following a sharp increase in illegal border traffic, the Finnish Border Guard Service now prohibits border-crossing with bicycles. Additional measures
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Northern sea route in the Arctic: the last convoy before the big freeze
Research ship Grigory Mikheev has spent weeks in remote Arctic waters to prepare the ground for year-round shipping on the
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Three months after Moscow’s delivery law, crisis looms in Arctic
“Our region is on the verge of an emergency situation,” a woman from the far northern Nenets Autonomous region warns
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Taken by storm, the “Aleksandr Gusev” becomes landmark wreckage on Barents Sea coast
The 30 year old ship that used to shuttle along the coast of the Kola Peninsula with fish food for
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Newnew Polar Bear exits Arctic waters, sails into Pacific
The ship suspected of sabotage against underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea is sailing into the Pacific Ocean following its
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Few weeks before launch, Russia’s biggest LNG project is put on U.S sanction list
The Arctic LNG 2 is included in the State Treasury’s sanctions list as part of efforts to curb Russia’s future
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Russian Foreign Ministry summons Norway’s Ambassador over Kirkenes incident
According to Sergei Lavrov’s men in Moscow, the adjustment of a Russian wreath at the local war monument in Kirkenes,
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Russian General Consul stirs strife by the war memorial in Kirkenes
Despite repeated warnings from local authorities, Russian diplomat Nikolai Konygin showed up at the war monument in the Norwegian border
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Putin tells Xi: We will connect Kola Bay with Persian Gulf
The war president that is ready to spend one third of his state budget on national security tells Chinese President
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Novatek confirms building of gas pipeline to Murmansk
The 1,300 km long pipeline will provide natural gas to households in Murmansk and Karelia and supply a new LNG
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Moscow cuts funding for icebreakers
Slashed investments and a spike in construction costs will lead to a significant delay for Russia’s expanded fleet of nuclear
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