Putin signs law easing cross-border cooperation with Norway and Finland
Russian border municipalities, like Pechenga on the Kola Peninsula, can now conclude agreements with Norway and Finland. If Moscow agrees.
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Geopolitics (Russia)
Our future lays in the Arctic, says Putin in annual press conference
Russia’s power and opportunity grow as we expand into the Arctic, the president underlined in yesterday’s Direct Line press conference.
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Russia’s Northern Fleet takes on key role in search and rescue exercise with Norway
It used to be civilian rescue services and the Coast Guard which represented Russia in the joint search and rescue
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Russian military aircraft spotted outside Norway during Arctic Challenge break
Fighter jets from Bodø were sent on Quick Reaction Alert on Saturday. Norwegian Joint Headquarters confirms increased activity by Russian
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Anniversary voyage 40 years after icebreaker «Arktika» reached the North Pole
On August 17, 1977, nuclear powered icebreaker «Arktika» became the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. More than
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Russia demands €9,6 million to let Norwegian trawler go
The arrest of the «Remøy» by the Russian Coast Guard has triggered hectic diplomatic efforts by Norway. The case could
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Russia’s foreign minister visits Lend-Lease Monument in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, visited a monument to cooperation between the United States and the former Soviet Union
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Barents cooperation leaders meet in Russia
For the first time, leaders of the Barents working groups assembled to jointly discuss development of regional cooperation. It was
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Russian and Finnish foreign ministers tackle “difficult issues” during meeting in Finland
The Russian and Finnish foreign ministers praised bilateral ties but took different views of international affairs following their meeting on
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Russia’s foreign minister heads to Finland, then Alaska
Arctic and regional cooperation will be on the agenda when Russia’s Foreign Minister visits Finland next week. A few days
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Moscow says NATO meeting in the Arctic is a provocation
An upcoming meeting by NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly in Longyearbyen is triggering a sharp reaction from Russia’s Foreign Ministry. In a
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FSB infiltrated political party Parnas in attempt to discredit Norway : former party leader
Leader of the regional party office in Murmansk, Andrey Kapitonov, was recruited by Russian agents as part of a plot
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FSB prepares to counteract nuclear terrorism in Murmansk region
«The Kola Peninsula is saturated with nuclear facilities, so the topic is very relevant for us,» says Aleksandr Metelkov, Chief
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Blog: Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic makes sense; an Arctic Summit does not
Last week, Russia hosted a high profile conference on Arctic development and cooperation which boasted the attendance of 2400 or
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Putin instructs Government to speed up Arctic development
The President says he wants to work with foreigners to implement projects in Russia’s Arctic economic program. Never before has
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