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Russia to introduce e-visa without invitation in 2021

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019 at 15:53
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Single-entry visas for a stay of up to 16 days will come in the start. Later, the goal is to

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska’s senator Murkowski ‘not inclined’ to back Trump on Mexico tariff

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 10:02 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 14:20
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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she and most of her Republican colleagues are not happy with President Trump’s plan to

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Russia scores scientific point in quest for extended Arctic continental shelf

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 11:48 — Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2019 at 11:37
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Russia has scored an important scientific point in its quest to declare vast swaths of the Arctic as part of

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Russia intercepted over 1,000 people trying to cross Finnish border in 2018: paper

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 11:11
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Russian officials reportedly stopped more than 1,000 people from illegally crossing the border into Finland last year, according to the

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Russia, Norway talk Arctic GPS jamming in Oslo

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 18, 2019 at 10:38
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Norway and Russia agree to look at the establishment of a new military communications channel. “We recognise Russia’s right to

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Alaska’s senators diverge on vote to block Trump’s border wall emergency

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 12:19 — Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 12:21
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Alaska’s U.S. senators split on the vote Thursday to block President Trump’s declaration of an emergency. If, as expected, Trump

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Trump’s emergency declaration splits Alaska delegation

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 10:19 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 10:29
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The vote is expected to be close when the U.S. Senate decides whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s declaration of

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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska’s Senator Sullivan: President Trump’s emergency wall money ‘probably legal’

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019 at 10:09
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“Probably legal” – That’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s opinion on the emergency President Trump declared to redirect money to the

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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Donald Trump’s wall could drain money from Alaska military projects

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019 at 09:33
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to get money for a border wall that Congress refused

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

GPS jamming latest thorn in once-cordial relations between West and Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 11:02 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 14:23
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A smiling Jens Stoltenberg, then Norwegian PM, got his border zone ID card to enter the Pechenga region five years

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Murmansk-Norway border traffic suffers major drop

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:57
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Russian New Year celebrations, which run until mid-January, are normally a busy time for cross-border shopping. Not so this year.

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Russian visa applications in Norway hit 10-year-low

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 28, 2019 at 16:26 — Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2019 at 16:32
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More than three times more Chinese were granted visa by Norway than Russians, in 2018. Cross-border traffic from Russia to

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Society 

GPS jamming jeopardizing public safety in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 10:23 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 10:24
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Both police and rescue services in Northern Norway are deeply worried as GPS signals are interrupted. Public safety and life

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General News Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Cross-border traffic drops between Russia and Arctic Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 15:00
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Europe’s three northernmost border checkpoints to Russia all had a decline in traffic of about 4% in 2018. Less people

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian, Russian foreign ministers find common ground on northern issues at Italy meeting

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 7, 2018 at 10:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:43
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide had bilateral talks in Milan on Thursday, but

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