Europe-Asia Arctic route loaded at one-tenth of capacity
Rosatom engages the world’s only civilian nuclear-powered cargo vessels for yet another year on voyages between St. Petersburg and Petropavlovsk,
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Strengthen border to Nordic countries, says secretary of Russia’s Security Council
The protection of national interests in the border areas is gaining extraordinary importance, says Secretary of Russia’s Security Council. Relations
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We’re building a ‘Noah’s Ark’ in the Arctic, Rosneft CEO says in speech
A great Flood is on its way from the West, Igor Sechin warns. He finds salvation in Arctic project Vostok
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Russia sends year’s first vessel east on Northern Sea Route
Russia’s brand new icebreaker “Sibir” this week broke through the most icy parts of the Northern Sea Route. Western sanctions
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Russian renewable energy soon without foreign partners
Finnish energy company Fortum is exiting Russia. The same could soon be the case with Enel and other western power
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Russia’s new lithium mine will impact nature, Sami activist warns
The projected Kolmozero mine in the Kola Peninsula will have devastating effects on nature and indigenous peoples in the area,
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Abandoned military airport in Arctic Russia will be reconstructed
As part of a major upgrade of Northern Fleet airstrips in the European Arctic, the Severomorsk-2 that was shut down
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Japan government bank extends freeze of loan to Arctic LNG 2
The loan agreement signed last November between the Russian natural gas project and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
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Norway closes General Consulate in Murmansk
From 1st of July, the diplomatic station will be closed for all services. According to the country’s Foreign Minister Anniken
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Two years after huge Arctic spill, river water in Norilsk is still red from diesel fuel
“Two years have passed, there have been some clean-up operations, but these dirty red substances are still in the ground
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Census results shows population drain in Russia’s North
The population of Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and other northern regions might be ten percent less that anticipated. Judging from preliminary results
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Russia pauses nuclear safety cooperation with Norway in the North
No grants – no cooperation: After giving more than €2 billion over the last 27 years to help Russia secure
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Russian media pushing “business-as-usual” narrative in Arctic despite sanctions, say media researchers
The positivity rate in English-language Arctic coverage by Russian press agencies jumped from March to April with Russian leaders making
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Russia outlines militarization of fishing fleet and icebreakers
The country’s revised Marine Doctrine includes a high stress on use of civilian ships and infrastructure for military purposes. “The
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Blog: The geopolitical collapse of the Arctic
Hint: It’s not because of climate change. Five years ago, the Economist published an article headlined, “The Arctic as it is known today is
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