“China is our strategic partner,” says Governor of Russian Arctic region
At the same time as Communist Party leader Xi Jinping visited Moscow, a Chinese business delegation came to the far
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Ships break through the Yenisey, unload 4,600 tons of oil pipes on the ice
Two ships at the same time docked in the thick sea-ice of the Yenisey River to deliver construction parts to
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Russia kicks off command and staff exercise, NATO scrambles F-35s from Evenes
Warships, submarines, aircraft and coastal air defense units are engaged as Russia’s Northern Fleet train on protecting Russia’s Arctic maritime
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Crisis-ridden Russian gas industry looks to Arctic for more LNG
Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak assembles energy company leaders for a discussion on how to boost production of liquified natural
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Old icebreakers eye upgrades for Murmansk-Vladivostok tourism
As international cruise liners pull out of the Russian Arctic amid Ukraine war, a domestic initiative launches month-long voyages along
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Huge budget deficit is building up in Russia’s economy
Moscow’s oil and gas revenues plummeted 46% in January-February. According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, federal budget revenues in
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Moscow lowers ambitions in nuclear icebreaker program
Only two days after the EU imposed sanctions against Russia’s state nuclear icebreaker operator, the country announces that it will
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Russia’s Arctic Brigade in Alakurtti is counting its many dead
The troops trained to defend the Russian Arctic are taking a big toll in the muddy battlefields of Ukraine. It
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Putin’s hope for Sarmat missile launch from Plesetsk failed
As Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced Russia suspending participation in the New START treaty, information appears that a long awaited
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Russian oil company makes it through Arctic ice to Cape Tanalau
Ice lies thick on the Yenisey River as nuclear-powered icebreaker “Sibir” escorts a cargo ship to the remote terminal applied
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Russia continues big dig on Arctic seabed
A total of 13,5 million cubic meters of sea bottom is to be removed this year as part of Moscow’s
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Moscow say’s it won’t lower ambitions in Arctic
The capacity of seaports along the Northern Sea Route will reach 83 million tons in 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri
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Profit drops for Nornickel in Arctic Russia
Nornickel still earns very big money, but war-related sanctions and reorientations of sales to new markets were factors causing net
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Land forces at Kola, Russia reduced to one-fifth, Norwegian Intelligence says
“The land forces on Kola are reduced to a fifth of their original numbers before the invasion of Ukraine,” says
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Murmansk to expand lithium mining, eyes battery production
Two mines with major reserves of the valuable metal are ready to be developed in the Kola Peninsula. According to
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