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Moscow puts money on the table to raise nuclear subs from Arctic seabed

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 20, 2025 at 14:57
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The Government’s draft budget for 2026, and the planned budget for 2027-2028, include funding to lift the K-27 and K-159,

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New UK sanctions target Putin’s main funder of war

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 14:40
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The UK government strikes against Russia’s two largest oil companies. On the updated sanctions list are Rosneft and Lukoil, along

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New EU sanctions package targets Russian LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 19, 2025 at 15:47
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“It is time to turn off the tap,” President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen emphasised as she

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Russia shows off conventional and nuclear military might in drills – and raises tensions with NATO

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 10:40
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A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there regard as a deliberate provocation.   NATO responds

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Russian navy forces land at Franz Josef Land as part of exercise Zapad-2025

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 14:20 — Last Updated: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 14:21
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Large areas in the Barents Sea have been sealed off as Russia and Belarus start their major joint exercise. In

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Russia submarines at sea as U.S. carrier group sails outside northern Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 15:13 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 15:43
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As of August 25, the Yasen-class submarines Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk and Kazan are not present at the Nerpicha base in Zapadnaya Litsa. British media report about

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Russia declares a fishing ultimatum to Norway

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 11:55
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By Denis Zagore Moscow threatens to close Russian waters to Norwegian fishing vessels if Oslo does not reconsider its sanctions against

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Shadow fleet gas carriers make port calls at sanctioned Arctic terminals

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 13:32
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Several ‘shadow fleet’ tankers are loading liquefied natural gas at the Arctic LNG 2 terminal in Gydan and at the Saam FSU

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Rosatom may test reactor-powered missile over the next few days

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10:53
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Military officials have closed off the airspace in a 500 km long zone along the western coast of Novaya Zemlya

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Moscow threatens Oslo over Barents fisheries

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:49
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The Russian foreign ministry summons Norway’s chargé d’affaires and falsely claims that new sanctions against Murmansk-based seafood companies constitute a

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Russian pilots learn to target long-range drones in Barents Sea combat drill

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10:48 — Last Updated: Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10:50
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Parachuted luminous aerial targets served as “enemy drones” when the crews of the fighter jets launched air-to-air missiles as part

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Nuclear icebreaker had to sail all to St. Petersburg for basic hull work as Russia’s lacks northern dock

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 4, 2025 at 13:17
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The new 220-meter dock built in Turkey is still stranded at port in Istanbul after the United Kingdom in May

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Rosatom outlines 10-year construction plan for Kola NPP-2

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11:14
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The first two 600 MW reactors for the planned Kola-2 nuclear-power plant will be built from 2027-2037. Two more will

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Drone attack on Russian warplanes, including in Arctic, serious blow to strategic arsenal

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 13:13
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A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope

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No breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia peace talks after Arctic, Siberia and far east attack

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, June 2, 2025 at 12:28
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Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met Monday in Turkey for their second round of direct peace talks in just over

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