Landmark flight from from the Mediterranean to Barents Sea
A British surveillance aircraft is first to conduct a full transit flight along NATO’s eastern border from Greece via the Black
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Politics (Norway)
1,5 year behind bars for attempted illegal border crossing to Norway
By Atle Staalesen, Denis Zagore According to the district prosecutor in Pechenga, Murmansk region, two men in spring this year tried to
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Norway defence budget to ensure armed forces strong enough to deter Russia
“The paradox with the defence budget is that we hope it will be wasted money,” Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
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Police boosts security in ports still open for Russian vessels
Russia’s war on Ukraine and changes in threat assessments makes it necessary to strengthen the Police Security Service, says Minister
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Moscow appoints Nikolai Korchunov new ambassador to Norway
The Russian top diplomat comes from the post as Ambassador at large for Arctic affairs. He has previously served in
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Blog: As Arctic heats up, some Sámi resist change while others embrace it
It is uncertain how the future will look, but the Sámi are sure to carve out their place in a
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Military experts suspect sabotage at Andøya in Arctic Norway
A cable that was connected to a jammer at the North Norwegian island has been cut and destroyed. The jammer
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Tame Russian whale not shot, police says after autopsy report
“There are no findings from the autopsy that indicate that Hvaldimir has been shot,” says Amund Preede Revheim with Norway’s
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Norwegian Customs lack overview of attempted smuggling of banned goods to Russia
While Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland start implementing common requirements and procedures for control over sanctioned goods on move
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Mayor wants to tear down Russian-initiated war monuments
“I want them removed as they are misused by sympathisers and Russian authorities,” says Vardø Mayor Tor-Erik Labahå. The two
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Increase in Russia-Norway border crossings
Traffic was up 22,7% in July compared with June, despite Norway’s decision this spring to deny entry for Russian citizens
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Norwegian and Finnish soldiers train together in Lapland this week
By Hannah Thule The RYSKE military exercise ends on Friday, July 26. This week the military exercise RYSKE will occur
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Oslo funds honorary consulate in Russian region with no Norwegians
The office still helps facilitating visas to Vardø, the Norwegian town where Russia’s orthodox church from Arkhangelsk wanted to build
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Norway’s decision to block property sales contradicts Svalbard Treaty: experts
By Hannah Thule Legal experts argue that the decision violates Article 7 on equal treatment in the Svalbard Treaty. The
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Blog: Oasis No More? Svalbard and Contested Arctic Strategies
Although there remains much conventional wisdom which still considers the Arctic to be only loosely situated within international law, and
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