Sanctions are biting on Russian icebreaker builders
Companies Nornickel and Rosneft have scrapped plans for the building of high-tech icebreakers fuelled by LNG. The vessels will instead
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Geopolitics
Russia accuses British spy plane of violating airspace north of Kola Peninsula
British RC-135 with equipment to collect real-time electronic intelligence data was forced out of Russian airspace by a MiG-31, the
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New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine
The Kola Peninsula has hundreds of war memorials paying tribute to Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazi German aggression during
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Murmansk offers 100,000 rubles cash in recruitment campaign for Ukraine war
Governor Andrei Chibis takes a more active role in the Ukraine war and promises payment by signing to “Arctic patriots.”
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Blog: ‘Nor night nor day no rest’ – Arctic diplomacy divided (and united)
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, its political, economic and strategic effects have flowed outwards to adjacent regions and beyond.
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Canada needs a ‘more consistent’ presence in North to bolster security, Inuit leader says
A prominent Inuvialuit leader said Canada must build up a more consistent presence in the Arctic if the country is
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March to join NATO ‘moving faster in Finland than it does in Sweden’, says expert
Finland appears to be closer to applying to join the NATO military alliance than its western neighbor Sweden, says Jan
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Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO
One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led
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Report: Finland and Sweden joining Nato would increase security in the Baltic Sea region
The government has submitted a detailed report to Parliament on “fundamental changes” in the foreign and security policy environment following
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NATO membership decision draws closer as Finnish and Swedish leaders meet
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm Wednesday to discuss defense and security policy,
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Arctic nations say they’re ramping up military spending as they meet with U.S. Senators
Arctic nations are boosting military spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That was the message from Arctic nations’
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NATO chief: Decision on Finland’s membership can be quick
At a meeting with Nordic journalists, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated on Thursday that a political decision on Finland’s NATO membership
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Finnish PM wants NATO decision to be taken this spring
Sanna Marin on Saturday told Social Democratic Party delegates gathered in Helsinki that it was time for Finland to seriously
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Russia announces stricter entry rules as new Iron Curtain looms
The Russian foreign minister says a draft presidential decree is being made aimed at restricting entry rules for people from
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Russian Navy announces firing near NATO Arctic exercise
Russia’s biggest warship, the nuclear-powered battle cruiser “Pyotr Veliky” and the destroyer “Severomorsk” are sailing towards the activated warning zone
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