Putin, Biden talk Northern Sea Route
The situation in the Arctic was discussed “pretty comprehensively” in the US-Russia top meeting in Geneva. “Yes, this issue was
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Politics (Russia)
Return to form for Arctic Council as Russia assumes leadership from Iceland
After a topsy turvy two years for the Arctic community that saw it navigate everything from a global pandemic and
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“We take for granted that there will not be any problem in the Arctic that requires a military solution,” says Russian Arctic ambassador
Nikolai Korchunov is Ambassador at large and has headed Russia’s delegation to the Arctic Council since 2018. He is likely
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Russian, U.S. foreign ministers to meet on sidelines of Arctic Council meeting
Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have agreed to meet on the sidelines
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Russia’s FM spokesperson calls Norway’s military deal with U.S. “provocative”
Oslo follows a deliberate and destructive line towards aggravating tensions in the Euro-Arctic region, and destroying Russian-Norwegian relations, the spokeswomen
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Russia postpones Arctic Forum to spring 2022
The conference will be closely linked to the country’s chairmanship period in the Arctic Council, the Russian Government informs. The
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Putin speech takes on social issues, crisis with the West and grand plans for Arctic infrastructure
In a hall packed with people without face masks, the President highlighted problems triggered by the coronavirus. Infrastructure was high
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Russia’s Northern Fleet kicks off major exercise
NATO aircraft are in the skies over the Barents Sea watching as nuclear- and diesel submarines, surface warships, support vessels
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‘You cannot claim any more:’ Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic
Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor — and below it — and that has one
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Threat of military conflict in the Arctic is ‘relatively low,’ says top Russian diplomat
Russian officials believe that the threat of a military confrontation in the Arctic is “relatively low,” says the country’s senior
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Is this Russia’s new coastal base for the ‘doomsday nuke’ drones?
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is indeed serious about deploying a new leg to its nuclear triad, the unmanned underwater nuclear-powered Poseidon.
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Top Russian official on Arctic affairs resigns
Aleksandr Krutikov was expected to play a key role in Russia’s upcoming chairmanship in the Arctic Council The First Deputy
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Russia wants to boost tourism to Arctic archipelago
Government developers call for the building of Russian cruise vessels that can bring wealthy travelers to the far northern Franz
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Russia’s Northern Fleet begins 2nd stage of COVID-19 vaccination
Russian military medics have begun the second stage of vaccination of the Northern Fleet personnel, defence officials announced Thursday. Thousands
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Russia’s Northern Fleet prepares Arctic deployment of hypersonic Kinzhal missile
Training of personnel and building of infrastructure for the new weapon starts in 2021, Russian military representatives say. A decision
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