Three months after Moscow’s delivery law, crisis looms in Arctic
“Our region is on the verge of an emergency situation,” a woman from the far northern Nenets Autonomous region warns
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Taken by storm, the “Aleksandr Gusev” becomes landmark wreckage on Barents Sea coast
The 30 year old ship that used to shuttle along the coast of the Kola Peninsula with fish food for
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Newnew Polar Bear exits Arctic waters, sails into Pacific
The ship suspected of sabotage against underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea is sailing into the Pacific Ocean following its
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Newest Russian submarine launches Bulava missile from White Sea
Firing a ballistic missile is the final test before the submarine will be handed over to the Navy. It was
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Few weeks before launch, Russia’s biggest LNG project is put on U.S sanction list
The Arctic LNG 2 is included in the State Treasury’s sanctions list as part of efforts to curb Russia’s future
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Isolated Russia invites faraway countries to Svalbard science center in Pyramiden
India, Turkey, China, Brazil and Thailand are all interested in teaming up under Moscow’s umbrella at a new science complex
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Russian Foreign Ministry summons Norway’s Ambassador over Kirkenes incident
According to Sergei Lavrov’s men in Moscow, the adjustment of a Russian wreath at the local war monument in Kirkenes,
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Russia terminates cross-border agreement with Finland
Amid growing tensions with Helsinki, Moscow now put an end to a deal supposed to support regional cooperation across borders.
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Putin tells Xi: We will connect Kola Bay with Persian Gulf
The war president that is ready to spend one third of his state budget on national security tells Chinese President
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Novatek confirms building of gas pipeline to Murmansk
The 1,300 km long pipeline will provide natural gas to households in Murmansk and Karelia and supply a new LNG
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Putin’s Beijing visit underscores China’s support for Russia, including in Arctic
By Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in
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Moscow cuts funding for icebreakers
Slashed investments and a spike in construction costs will lead to a significant delay for Russia’s expanded fleet of nuclear
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With Finland in NATO, Russia restructures forces including Northern Fleet
This is a response to NATO enlargement in Northern Europe and expected further changes in allied defense posture, says Professor
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Russia: No signs of any imminent nuclear tests at Novaya Zemlya
Amid dark rhetoric from the Kremlin, lawmakers and propagandists with threats to abandon the test ban treaty, there are hardly
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Border trouble not on agenda when FSB boss visited Norway
Last year’s controversial illegal border crossings and Russia’s military exercises troubling Norwegian fishermen in the Norwegian economic zone were not
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