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TotalEnergies eyes exit from outlawed Arctic LNG 2

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 14:33
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The French company’s 10 percent ownership stake in the sanctioned Russian gas project is likely to be acquired by a

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Ships in the water
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia : Yuri is watching

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2026 at 14:20
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The Russian Northern Fleet’s intelligence-gathering vessel Yuri Ivanov is loitering in the Norwegian Sea as NATO conducts its anti-submarine warfare

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) 

It remains unclear whether reactors will be fuelled before being towed around Scandinavia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 09:19
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Rosatom is now installing two RITM-200 reactors aboard what will become Russia’s second floating nuclear power plant. The arrival of

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Politics (Russia) 

Russia expresses fury over memorial vandalism in Norwegian borderland, after monument repairs

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 11:16
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The Russian Embassy in Oslo has sent a diplomatic note to Norway’s Foreign Ministry condemning the desecration of a monument

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Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 

Murmansk trapped in coal dust

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:56
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A wind barrier at the coal harbour proved largely ineffective over the weekend, as a thick and persistent cloud of

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Russia) 

Shadow tanker that broke Cuba fuel blockade loads Arctic crude in Murmansk

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2026 at 13:44
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Ship tracking data shows that the 250-metre-long tanker on 27 April crossed the Norwegian–Russian maritime boundary and proceeded towards Kola

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FSB in Murmansk.
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics (Russia) Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Russia 

FSB major general V. Shchemelinin appointed to chief position at Russia’s border

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:42 — Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:50
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The senior officer, who has been accused by Ukrainian military intelligence of involvement in criminal activities on European territory, has

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia warns of rocket splashdowns north of Varanger and Bear Island

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 13:11
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Russia has issued a navigation warning for areas north of Varanger and northeast of Bear Island, in the Norwegian sector

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Arctic militarization could lead to ‘unintentional incidents’ in region, Russia warns

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:50
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Militarization of the Arctic by Canada and its allies could lead to “incidents” and possible military confrontations, says a Russian

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Russia’s Arctic Yamal LNG sends first cargo to China since November

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 15:53
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Yamal LNG, controlled by Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek, has sent its first cargo to China since last

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Russia eyes record cargo volumes on Northern Sea Route this year

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 13:03
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Cargo volumes carried via the Northern Sea Route are expected to exceed 40 million tonnes by the end of the

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Norway 

Soviet flag flies as first Murmansk passenger voyage reaches Svalbard

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 13, 2026 at 11:10
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A giant flag of the USSR – a state that collapsed 35 years ago – greeted the first passenger ship

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Nuclear icebreaker makes rare midwinter transfer from Arctic to Baltic Sea

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 13:49
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The heavy freeze in the Gulf of Finland makes Russia move two icebreakers, among them the nuclear-powered Sibir, from Arctic waters.

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Russia 

Police: Russian crew members pose a significant espionage threat

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 6, 2026 at 15:25
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Covert maritime intelligence from non-Russian flag ships gives Russia an overview of military capacities and infrastructure along the coast and

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Fears grow that Russia will deploy more nukes in the Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 13:29
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Today marks the final day of the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. It

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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