Russia accuses US of stoking tensions in the Arctic
Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of stoking tensions in the Arctic and dismissed assertions from the U.S. military that increasing
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Kremlin: Russia-China Arctic cooperation not aimed at anyone despite Pentagon concern
The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russia’s cooperation with China in the Arctic was not aimed against any other country
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US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports
The Biden administration is set to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern
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As climate changes, Sami herders need to feed reindeer as rain creates ice layer
Driving slowly on his snowmobile, reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara spreads animal feed for hundreds of his reindeer gathered in
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Russia’s Novatek may scale back Arctic LNG 2, focus on Murmansk
Russia’s Novatek is being forced to scale back its huge Arctic LNG 2 project after Western sanctions curbed its access
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Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 suspends gas liquefaction amid sanctions, lack of tankers
By Marwa Rashad and Vladimir Soldatkin Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has suspended production at its
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Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer (250-mile) ice road that is
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Sweden officially joins NATO during ceremony in Washington
Sweden joins a year after Finland, following delay due to resistance from Turkey, Hungary Sweden joined NATO in Washington on
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Russia’s Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday confirmed his arrival at what he described as a snow-swept prison above
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Foreign shareholders freeze participation in Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 -Kommersant
Foreign shareholders suspended participation in the Arctic LNG 2 project due to sanctions, renouncing their responsibilities for financing and for
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Russia’s Navalny tracked down to ‘Polar Wolf’ prison in the Arctic
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been tracked down to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle, his
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World to hit 1.4°C of warming in record hot 2023
With a month to run, 2023 will reach global warming of about 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels,
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Canada’s Davie completes purchase of Helsinki Shipyard from Russia’s Algador
By Maiya Keidan Canadian firm Davie Shipbuilding has completed the purchase of Helsinki Shipyard, maker of Arctic icebreaking vessels, from
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China ship is focus of pipeline damage probe, Finland says
By Anne Kauranen, Reuters The investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline is now focused on the role
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Norway, Russia generals meet to discuss border cooperation
Two generals from Norway and Russia met in the Arctic on Thursday to discuss border cooperation and related issues, the
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