With warming Arctic, Russian navy gets larger areas to patrol
Eight Northern Fleet vessels sail out from the Kola Peninsula heading northeast on a long-distance Arctic voyage. The flotilla sailed
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Sweden’s Defence minister responds to Russia’s “false” claims about NATO deal
Sweden’s Defence Minister has hit back at claims by his Russian counterpart that NATO has been given access to Swedish
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Sweden to buy U.S.-made Patriot air defence systems
The Swedish government will approve buying the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system on Thursday. The deal is said to be
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Russia to design Cold-War-style “monster” to patrol Northern Sea Route
Flying just a few feet above the surface, the wing-in-ground-effect craft could patrol huge areas where infrastructure is weakly developed.
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Russia’s Northern Fleet works on increasing ties with Chinese Navy
Last year, China and Russia had a joint naval exercise in the Baltic Sea. Now, possible practical forms of cooperation
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Russia’s threats over NATO partnership are a distraction, says Finnish Defence Minister
Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made waves after declaring on Tuesday that Russia would react if Finland and Sweden joined
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Russia threatens response if Finland and Sweden join NATO
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia would react if Finland and Sweden joined NATO (North Atlantic
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Norway and EU clash over rights to resource-rich waters around Svalbard
The dispute over rights to snow crab fishing steps up as the Committee on Fisheries says the European Commission’s diplomatic
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Norway scrambles F-16 as Russian aircraft train over Kola Peninsula and Barents Sea
Russian MiG-31 interceptors and Su-24 bombers are training aerobatics and aerial reconnaissance in the skies of Northwestern Russia. The training
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Trump hasn’t made the world safer, say overwhelming number of Finns in poll
If there is one thing that unites most Finns regardless of gender, income or place of residence it is a
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Finnish president to talk crisis management at NATO summit
Finnish president Sauli Niinistö will attend a summit of NATO member states in Brussels from 11-12 July. United States President
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First Trump-Putin summit to be held in Helsinki on July 16th
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Finland’s capital on July 16th, according to statements
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Tourists back from North Pole delayed by Russian naval exercise near Murmansk
Maybe not the best PR for Murmansk port as tourist destination. After posting photos of the waiting aircraft at Murmansk
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NATO launches annual anti-submarine drill off Norwegian coast
While Russia’s largest exercise over the last ten years in the Barents Sea comes to an end, eight NATO nations
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Was a nuclear-able Soviet sub near Norway’s coasts during a deadly 1984 fire?
June 12, 1984: It is the Cold War and the Soviet nuclear submarine K-131 is under the surface just outside
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