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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Geopolitics (Russia)
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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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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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
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