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general view of Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (Kola MMC), a unit of Russia's metals and mining company Nornickel, in the town of Monchegorsk in the Murmansk region on February 25, 2021
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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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Arctic oil-driller Gazprom Neft creates its own private military company

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 10:29
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Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on February 4 signed the order allowing Gazprom Neft to establish a private military company. The existence

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Business Business (Russia) 

Kola Peninsula sees drop in mining

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 12:22
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Industrial output, measured in volume, decreased by 4,1 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to data by Murmanskstat, the regional branch

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Business Business (Russia) 

Construction starts at new Murmansk LNG hub

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 09:54
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War and international sanctions notwithstanding, the Russian natural gas company forges ahead with the development of its grand Arctic projects.

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Lonely Lavrov invites Arctic colleagues to Siberia, but no one will come

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 09:08
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It was late last fall Sergey Lavrov sent the official invitation for the bi-annual ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council.

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Ahead of deployment in Ukraine, Russian Arctic troops shoot missiles near border to Norway and Finland

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 09:09
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Live fire training this week takes place at the Shary shooting range near Pechenga, the main base of the 200th

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Captains battle thick sea ice in Arctic Russia, despite possible record warmth

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 20, 2023 at 09:25
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Ship captains are battling with major volumes of sea-ice across the Russian far north. But the troubled navigation notwithstanding, temperature

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Russian Arctic LNG advances in European market

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 09:17
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While deliveries of pipeline gas are dwindling, shipments of liquified natural gas from Russia’s far northern Yamal Peninsula to Europe

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Russia grants funding for Arctic nuclear waste ship

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 11:30
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Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed the decree granting 12,4 billion rubles to build a transport- and maintenance ship

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Tighter export restrictions on electronics, but not all Russian fishing vessels are checked

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 14:37
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Russian fishing vessels making port calls to Northern Norway could be loopholes to bypass sanctions and export controls. “Under the

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

Sevmash delivers sixth Borei-class sub, launches the seventh

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 12:31
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Russia significantly increased its modern naval nuclear forces on Thursday as one new Borei-A class submarine was handed over to

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Russia’s defense minister vows more troops near Nordic countries

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 07:55
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New military bases will be created in the western regions, Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting Wednesday between top military

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Putin orders FSB to step up border control

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 08:48
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“The FSB Border Guard Service must step up its work,” the President said in his video-recorded message on Security Service

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