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“China is our strategic partner,” says Governor of Russian Arctic region

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 24, 2023 at 14:02
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 09:53
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 11:23
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 10, 2023 at 09:06
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 16:00
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 09:55
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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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Politics Politics (Russia) 

Moscow lowers ambitions in nuclear icebreaker program

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 16:43
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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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Politics Politics (Russia) 

Russia’s Arctic Brigade in Alakurtti is counting its many dead

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 09:03
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The troops trained to defend the Russian Arctic are taking a big toll in the muddy battlefields of Ukraine. It

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Politics Politics (Russia) 

Putin’s hope for Sarmat missile launch from Plesetsk failed

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11:27
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 08:03
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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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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Russia continues big dig on Arctic seabed

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 14:36
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 10:31
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 11:21
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 13, 2023 at 11:21
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“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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:02
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Two mines with major reserves of the valuable metal are ready to be developed in the Kola Peninsula. According to

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