Upcoming Arctic talks for Nordic presidents in Russia
Putin to meet Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Sauli Niinistö. The upcoming Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk will be attended by the
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Norway’s foreign minister travels to Russia to assure Arctic relations
First visit to Russia by the Norwegian Foreign Minister in three years. Norway froze high-level political talks with Moscow after
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100 sailors trapped in ice near Russian Arctic outpost
The historic convoy to Pevek did not have a lucky outcome. Three vessels, among them an icebreaker, might not get
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Sweden’s foreign minister still undecided on Barents Council meeting in Russia
Swedish Foreign Minister supposed to take over chairmanship from Sergey Lavrov for next two years. Barents Council is the forum
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Russia, China cooperate on railroad to Arctic
The Chinese manufacturing company Poly Technologies will take part in construction of a railroad from the White Sea to the
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Rocket fails, falls down near village in Russia’s North
The launch of the experimental Angara A5 from the Plesetsk Space Center flops. The rocket landed near a local village. The
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Russia lays down fifth multirole nuclear submarine
Sevmash Shipyard has started construction of “Arkhangelsk”, the latest 4th generation nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine of the Yasen-class. The vessel was
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Four nuclear submarines under construction in Russia’s Far North
Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk outside Arkhangelsk has full order books for 2015. For the first time since the fall of
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Russia’s Arctic culture heritage sites get protection
This abandoned polar hydrometrological station at Cape Menshikova on Novaya Zemlya can be declared a culture heritage site as Arkhangelsk
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