Arctic Forum – Norway and Russia exchange diplomatic smiles about Arctic cooperation
Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende meets with Sergey Lavrov in Russia’s northern city of Arkhangelsk. Børge Brende landed in Arkhangelsk
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Geopolitics (Russia)
Upcoming Arctic talks for Nordic presidents in Russia
Putin to meet Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Sauli Niinistö. The upcoming Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk will be attended by the
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Larger portion of Russia’s nukes will be on subs in Arctic waters
The strategic importance of the Northern fleet’s ballistic missile submarines will increase in the years to come. Russia is modernizing
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Migrants still try to make it from Russia to Norway
Two groups of people aimed for Scandinavia, but were stopped by the FSB. Two Iranian citizens were on 26th February
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Russia builds Arctic air defense shield
It will protect the country against attack from the north. A new Arctic air defense division will be established in
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Arctic odyssey for Russia’s new military vehicles – will drive 2,000 km over Laptev Sea ice
Deputy Defence Minister Dmitry Bulgakov confirms that several new military vehicles are ready to embark on the harsh journey from
Read moreUPDATED – Norway’s selective approach for cooperation is not tenable : Russia’s Oslo Embassy
«Ignoring our interests will inevitable affect all areas of cooperation,» the Embassy writes in a strongly worded press release. On
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No more free Navy sailing on Northern Sea Route
From now on, Northern Fleet vessels will have to pay for icebreaker services in Arctic waters. An amendment in the
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Russia aims for «Barents Davos» forum in country’s Arctic capital
First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov with fresh initiative for the 25th anniversary of the Barents Cooperation. «We will not
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Putin calls for fair play in the Arctic
Let’s not play geopolitical games in this area, the Russian president says. “I am convinced that the Arctic should be
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UN to consider Russia’s Arctic continental shelf claim this summer
If the claim is fully accepted, Russia will get the right to more than 1 million square kilometres of the
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Fighter jets for Russia’s new Arctic base
The new Russian base on Franz Josef Land will be equipped with a 2,500-metre-long landing strip and a fleet of
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Russian military instructors plan to land on Svalbard
Russian airborne forces are preparing exercises close to the North Pole. During the preparations instructors and dog teams plan to
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Discussions underway on who can claim Arctic seabed
Quietly flying under the news radar is an extremely important international meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York
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Don’t overdramatize planned Russian ballistic missile salvo: Canadian general
Canada and its NATO allies shouldn’t read too much into reports that Russia plans to test the combat readiness of
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