Finnish President suggests to hold Arctic Council Summit in Finland
«Finland, in my view, is a very convenient country,» Vladimir Putin replies. «We believe it is time to take the
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Arctic Forum – Norway and Russia exchange diplomatic smiles about Arctic cooperation
Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende meets with Sergey Lavrov in Russia’s northern city of Arkhangelsk. Børge Brende landed in Arkhangelsk
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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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Ice-Blog: Arctic Council – Business as usual with USA under Trump?
As the USA comes to the end of its two-year Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the organization’s “Senior Arctic Officials”
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Finnish president meets with Swedish PM, royals amid Winter War commemorations
President Sauli Niinistö is in Stockholm on Monday, meeting with Sweden’s top political leadership on the sidelines of events honouring
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Expelled Barents Observer editor is on Russian sanction list
Thomas Nilsen is on a Russian so-called «stop-list» of individuals denied entry to the country, the Russian Embassy in Oslo
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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
Read moreUPDATED – Norway’s selective approach for cooperation is not tenable : Russia’s Oslo Embassy
«Ignoring our interests will inevitable affect all areas of cooperation,» the Embassy writes in a strongly worded press release. On
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Swedish foreign minister to meet Russian counterpart
Foreign Minister Margot Wallström told Swedish Radio she will meet with her Russian counterpart to discuss bilateral relations and the
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Norway summons Russian Ambassador after visa denial
Highly regrettable that Parliament members are not given opportunity to visit Russia, says Foreign Minister Børge Brende. Bård Vegard Solhjell
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Adm. Robert Papp steps down as top Arctic diplomat
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Robert Papp has stepped down from his State Department post as U.S. Special Representative for
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Freeze or thaw? What Freeland’s appointment means for Russia-Canada relations in the Arctic
The appointment of Chrystia Freeland, a fierce critic of the Kremlin and its actions in Ukraine, as Canada’s new minister
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Sweden launches UN Security Council presidency with a New Year’s resolution
Sweden’s UN ambassador Olof Skoog said Tuesday that he has urged his Security Council colleagues to make a New Year’s
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Iceland blasts Arctic Five for exclusion from fishing agreement
Iceland says the recent Arctic fishing moratorium, signed by the five Arctic coastal states without Iceland’s participation, is ‘unacceptable’ and
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