Following Chinese Moscow visit, foreign ministries step up bilateral talks on Arctic
Beijing and Moscow express interest in a strengthening of Arctic cooperation “under the new geopolitical conditions” and in the “spirit
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Under the flag of Gabon tankers sail sanctioned Russian oil through Arctic ice
The Sai Baba is sailing the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to China and is part of a major Africa-registered
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Small Norwegian fishing boat confronted Russian warship during live-shooting exercise
Shootings or no shootings, the fishermen wanted to secure the catch and confronted the Northern Fleet’s large destroyer Admiral Levchenko
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In Arctic, Putin is flexing the strength of his alliances, Murkowski says
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has a theory about why Russian President Vladimir Putin has been conducting joint military exercises in the
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“We are all afraid,” says witness of Ukrainian drone attack in Arctic Russia
By Atle Staalesen, Georgii Chentemirov Locals in an arctic Russian town that has sent dozens of deadly bombing raids over
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Governor: Murmansk is under drone attack
“An attack by enemy drones is taking place in our region,” Andrei Chibis says in a statement. UAVs are believed
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Aleksandr launches massive Ocean-2024 strategic exercise
For the first time in post-Soviet era is Russia deploying warships in the inner waterways east of Finland in a
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A former Norwegian tanker now smuggles Russian LNG across the Arctic
The Everest Energy used to be based in a Norwegian port and sail under Norwegian flag. Now it is operated
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Northern Fleet kicks off “special military exercise”
Norwegian expert on Russia’s military maneuvers in the north says the ongoing exercise has a primary focus on multi-domain bastion
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September heat record for Murmansk
The hotter-than-normal summer in Russia’s northwest corner is continued into September with temperatures never seen before on record for the
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Tighter sanctions target Nornickel as pressure mounts
More than ten companies associated with the Russian mining and metallurgy giant are included in the U.S list of sanctions.
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Pilots fear fuel shortages amid sudden airspace closures in Russia’s North
Drone attacks north to the Kola Peninsula have several times in the last few weeks caused aviation authorities to shut
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Murmansk region of Arctic Russia targeted in drone attack
Several drones have attacked targets in the far northern Russian region. Videos show a drone that reportedly fly over Vysokii, a
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Doomed Arctic LNG platform arrives in Arctic Russia
After three weeks of towing across rough Arctic waters, the 640,000 ton heavy production platform arrives in the remote port
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Town of submariners honours killed occupants
A monument is erected in the north Russian navy base of Polyarny for local men killed in Ukraine. Construction works
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