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Russia denies any role in possible sabotage of pipelines in Baltic Sea

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 11:09
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The European Union suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage and is warning of retaliation for

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Featured • Zone 1 News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland says traffic ‘intensifying’ on border with Russia

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 11:46
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Traffic arriving at Finland’s eastern border with Russia “intensified” overnight after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilisation and

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Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russian fishermen violated shore leave regulations

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 10:41 — Last Updated: Monday, August 15, 2022 at 14:22
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Liberal Party (V) leader Guri Melby, a member of the Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, says Russian fishing

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Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 2 News Norway 

First tanker in 20 months embarks to energy hungry Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 15:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 16:17
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Norway’s role as a stable and predictable supplier of natural gas to Europe is pushed forward by dictator Vladimir Putin’s

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics 

Blog: Red light, green light – The European Union upgrades its Arctic policy

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 15:28
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As the field of Arctic foreign policy continues to expand, the European Union has often found itself being the odd

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* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Sweden to see new restrictions after EU unveils climate package

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 16, 2021 at 09:43
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The Swedish carbon market, forests and bio energy will be affected by the new restrictions from the EU’s “Fit for

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Blog Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Blog – Whose Arctic security is it anyway?

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:15 — Last Updated: Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:29
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The question of security in the Arctic has become more pronounced in the region of late. This is thought to

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Politics Politics (Russia) RCI Russia 

Are potential Arctic security threats eclipsing urgent action on climate? A new study makes its case

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 09:07
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An over-emphasis on narratives around potential resource bonanzas and hard security issues in the Arctic should be recalibrated by policy

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Finland Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) Politics 

Report: Moscow sees Finland as friendly, but not a major EU player

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 10:50
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Russia no longer sees Finland as an influential EU country, so Moscow has less interest in routing strategic communications through

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia removes critical voices ahead of Arctic Council chairmanship, claims Indigenous peoples expert

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 13:15
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Russia highlights the Arctic as territory of dialogue, but a recent court order in Moscow might indicate that not everyone

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia shuts down Arctic Indigenous rights group

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:04 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:11
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Director of the group, Rodion Sulyandziga, says Russia’s goal with the shutdown is to keep indigenous peoples outside any international,

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Iceland) Iceland Politics 

EU calls for introduction of new Arctic governance structure

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 09:56 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 14:54
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European leaders warn that regional security is at risk and call for the introduction of a new Arctic governance structure.

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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s FM calls for more EU involvement in Arctic as country hosts EU Arctic Forum

Jens Möller, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 13:03 — Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:02
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Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde is calling on the EU to increase its strategic engagement in the Arctic. Attending the

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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

EU Arctic Forum is hot, Barents cooperation is not, expert says

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 14:27 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 15:42
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“This is really a downscaling of the Barents cooperation,” says Markku Heikkilä about the upcoming foreign ministers meeting in Umeå

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Swedish government wants to go beyond EU single-use plastics ban

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019 at 11:57 — Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11:49
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Following the European Parliament’s vote to ban single-use plastic items such as cutlery and straws, the Swedish government says it

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