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Arctic Council chairman warns against Nordic NATO expansion

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:44
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The entry of Sweden and Finland in the alliance could lead to certain “adjustments” in Arctic cooperation, says Russia’s top

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With nickel in great demand, Nornickel expands Kola mine in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:23
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The Severny Gluboky mine located near Russia’s border to Norway will be made 300 meters deeper to keep up local

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Biggest construction sites in Arctic Russia could turn into ghost towns

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 14:35
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Thousands of jobs will vanish if projects like the Belokamenka Yard outside Murmansk come to halt. Several of Russia’s biggest

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Russia’s Viktor Chernomyrdin icebreaker on maiden voyage to Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 15:51
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The world’s most powerful diesel-engined icebreaker is on its maiden voyage into thick Arctic sea-ice. The 147 meter long vessel

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As Moscow prepared for war, Gazprom sold Arctic gas worth almost €140 billion

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 10:17
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The country’s main natural gas producer in 2021 recorded a 13-fold increase in profits. Gazprom has never before had the

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Russia proceeds with Arctic project as oil embargo looms

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 09:44
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Nuclear-powered freighter Sevmorput continues to shuttle with construction goods to field development sites along the Yenisey River as part of

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Students, employees urge rector at university in Arctic Russia to withdraw war-support

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 14:14
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Strong-worded letter expresses a real fear of Russians being deprived of basic civil rights and that the country will enter

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Novatek CEO admits Arctic development projects “strained”

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 25, 2022 at 16:00
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Company CEO Leonid Mikhelson admits that the development of far northern projects is “strained.” The natural gas producer declines to

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Transportation crisis looms in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 22, 2022 at 12:14
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International sanctions threaten the country’s supply chains. Nuclear-powered container ship “Sevmorput” will this year play key role in supplying goods

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Full speed ahead in rearmament of the Kola Peninsula, says Russia’s defence minister

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11:49
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In the shadow of Russia’s bloody war on Ukraine, Arctic combat capabilities will get an extra boost in 2022, the

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Isolated Russia to invite “non-Arctic” states to develop its North

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 09:39
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Logistics chains falter, investors flee and foreign markets vanish. But President Putin argues that Russia together with countries from outside

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Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:50
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One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led

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Arctic projects must not be postponed because of sanctions, Putin orders

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:20
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“We have all the resources and all the opportunities to quickly find alternative solutions,” Putin told the participants of the

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New sanctions deal fatal blow to Russia’s Arctic LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:54
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Russia intended to become a world leader in liquefied natural gas. The war against Ukraine has torpedoed its plans. The

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In Russia’s North, locals are starting to feel the new war economy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 8, 2022 at 16:35
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Five weeks after the onslaught against Ukraine, dire consequences of war are increasingly being felt by ordinary Russians. Inflation is

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