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Russia postpones Arctic Forum to spring 2022

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 23, 2021 at 09:34
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 09:15
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 08:46
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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

Emma Tranter, The Canadian Press @emmtranter
Posted: Monday, April 12, 2021 at 09:53
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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

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 18:30 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 11:00
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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?

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 10:30 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 10:33
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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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Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)
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Top Russian official on Arctic affairs resigns

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 16:01 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:40
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 11:10 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:25
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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

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 15:00
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 10:45
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Training of personnel and building of infrastructure for the new weapon starts in 2021, Russian military representatives say. A decision

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Northern Fleet Commander says Zapad-2021 will be next year’s ‘main effort’

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 12:00 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 12:21
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Part of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus will take place in the area

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Barents Observer opens another door through Russia’s censorship wall

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020 at 13:08
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Говорит баренц (Talking Barents), an audio-version of all Russian language news made available via podcast services, is the latest move

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Putin reshuffles top team on environment and Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 9, 2020 at 09:33
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The Russian Minister of Natural Resources is fired and replaced by the Minister of the Far East and Arctic. Speculations

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Moscow pushes for more Arctic drilling

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 10:18
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Prime Minister Mishustin wants to tap into vast oil and gas resources on the Arctic shelf and commissions his cabinet

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at a news conference in Moscow on December 18, 2014.(Pavel Golovkin/AP)
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Behind Putin’s new Arctic Strategy lies a quest for natural resources

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 2, 2020 at 11:51
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The new guiding document for Russia’s vast Arctic territories includes plenty of focus on oil, natural gas and shipping, and

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