Confrontation is unfolding in the Arctic, says Russian Navy Commander
The Arctic has moved from cooperation and interaction to the opposite, a region of possible future conflict, said Russia’s navy
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Lights are turned off in Belokamenka in Arctic Russia
Novatek’s LNG construction center outside Murmansk is left in the dark as contractors and subcontractors abandon the plant. There used
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Russian Warships from Northern Fleet Showcase Support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
Two frigates that normally are based in the far northern Kola Peninsula this week fired hypersonic Tsirkon missiles in the
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Last batch of radioactive uranium fuel removed from military town in Arctic Russia
Removing the spent nuclear fuel elements from the Alfa-class submarine reactors in Gremikha became some of the most challenging operations
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Beijing and Moscow tune in for more Arctic shipping
Only few days after a Chinese bulk carrier destroyed two cables in the Baltic Sea in what appears as an
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UK targets oil tankers in bid to strike Kremlin’s war machine
Several of the 30 tankers that this week were added to London’s sanction list have shipped Russian oil across the
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Sea-ice caused trouble for Russian warships
Russia is developing a fleet of naval icebreakers. But none of them took part in the Northern Fleet’s expedition that
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Western sanctions hinder modernisation of Russia’s largest warship
Modernisation of the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is far behind schedule as Russia itself need to produce auxiliary systems. Work has
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Russia says it has no illusions about Trump, will robustly defend its interests
By Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov The Kremlin reacted cautiously on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected U.S.
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New frigate Admiral Golovko sets out from Severomorsk on ‘world tour’
It is the first long-range voyage of the naval vessel that was handed over to the Northern Fleet one year
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Putin oversees nuclear triad exercises from his bunker
A Delta-IV class ballistic missile submarine in the Barents Sea participated as Russia’s anticipated large-scale nuclear drills took place on
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Deputy PM admits Russia can’t build enough ice-class ships
By Denis Zagore Russia has a major shortage of ice-class cargo fleet ships. According to Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev, Russian
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Twice more Russian diplomats in Norway than the other way around
Keeping diplomatic channels open in times of turmoil is important but far from easy. Moscow was this week forced to
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Murmansk steps up protection against drone attacks
After several attacks by Ukrainian drones, the north Russian region now installs anti-drone nets over boiler houses and other key
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Russian defence minister visits naval infantry brigade near Nordic NATO border
During his visit to the far northern brigade, Putin’s defence minister Andrei Belousov reportedly looked at plans for new military
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