Russia’s doomsday submarine sets sail for the first time
The special-purpose nuclear submarine Khabarovsk, designed to carry the Poseidon nuclear-powered giga-torpedo, is currently undergoing sea trials in the White
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Politics (Russia)
Putin says Russia will start seizing EU vessels if bloc goes after Russian ships
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries start to seize Russian
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Norwegian diplomats again skip ceremony honouring victims of Stalin’s terror
By Thomas Nilsen, Georgii Chentemirov For the second consecutive year, Norway’s diplomatic missions in Russia have stayed away from the country’s most
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Northern Fleet conducts multiple missile launches near Norway in the Barents Sea
The Russian Navy has carried out a large-scale live-fire exercise simulating the defence of the Kola Peninsula against a seaborne
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Russia’s Northern Fleet celebrates Navy Day against backdrop of drone threats
In Severomorsk, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet, the 330th anniversary of the Russian Navy was celebrated without a naval
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“On the brink of emergency”: Arkhangelsk seeks Moscow bailout to avoid winter crisis
By Denis Zagore Lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party in the north Russian Arkhangelsk region have appealed to the federal
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Russia : Yuri is watching
The Russian Northern Fleet’s intelligence-gathering vessel Yuri Ivanov is loitering in the Norwegian Sea as NATO conducts its anti-submarine warfare
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Russia expresses fury over memorial vandalism in Norwegian borderland, after monument repairs
The Russian Embassy in Oslo has sent a diplomatic note to Norway’s Foreign Ministry condemning the desecration of a monument
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Shadow tanker that broke Cuba fuel blockade loads Arctic crude in Murmansk
Ship tracking data shows that the 250-metre-long tanker on 27 April crossed the Norwegian–Russian maritime boundary and proceeded towards Kola
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Russia warns of rocket splashdowns north of Varanger and Bear Island
Russia has issued a navigation warning for areas north of Varanger and northeast of Bear Island, in the Norwegian sector
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Arctic militarization could lead to ‘unintentional incidents’ in region, Russia warns
Militarization of the Arctic by Canada and its allies could lead to “incidents” and possible military confrontations, says a Russian
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Russia claims first-ever North Pole aerial refuelling
Russia claims that two maritime patrol aircraft have made a 30-hour Arctic flight, including mid-air tanking near the North Pole.
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This year’s last voyage on Northern Sea Route goes to sanctioned LNG terminal
The Christophe de Margerie, a ‘shadow tanker,’ has made port call at the Utrenny terminal in the Gydan Peninsula after a
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Kremlin says Russia is interested in foreign investment, including Arctic, after U.S. plans report
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was interested in attracting additional foreign investment after the Wall Street Journal reported
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Russian navy chief accuses NATO of stepping up spying activities in the Arctic, TASS reports
NATO countries have significantly stepped up their spying activities in the Arctic, Alexander Moiseev, the head of the Russian Navy,
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