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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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Avoid seismic surveys near marine mammals in Barents Sea: politician in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Friday, November 23, 2018 at 11:29
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Acoustic surveys for oil deposits beneath the seabed should be avoided if there are whales nearby, says Arne Liaklev with

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Finland summons Russian ambassador over GPS jamming

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 10:39
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Russian Ambassador to Helsinki, Pavel Kuznetsov, was set to meet in Finland’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. Norway and Finland have

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Vegetation in Arctic Europe disturbed by mid-autumn thaw

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 15:34 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 15:58
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After frost comes spring, but when it happens in mid-November plants get confused. That is not good news. November on

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Finland to talk with Russia about GPS jamming during NATO exercise

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10:22 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 13:01
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Finland is expected to launch diplomatic talks with Russia over suspected GPS signal-jamming that affected areas in northern Norway and

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Finland: Former PM trusts Norway’s assessment blaming Russia for GPS jamming

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 10:10
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Norway’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday evening that it had traced recent GPS jamming in Norwegian and Finnish Lapland to a Russian

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Norwegian defence confirms GPS jamming came from northwest Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 15:34 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 10:47
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Civilian passenger planes lost GPS signals on flights over Finnmark, Arctic Norway. “The jamming in the period between October 16th

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Russia suspected of GPS jamming in northern Finland during NATO war games

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018 at 10:50
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On Tuesday Finnish air traffic control officials warned civil aviation about large-scale GPS signal disruptions in northern Finland. It was

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Iron mines in Arctic Norway could soon re-open

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018 at 15:34
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With American investors on board the mines near Kirkenes, Arctic Norway look set for a reopening. “We have world-class quality

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Pilots warned of GPS jamming in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018 at 11:27
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“Reasons to believe it could be related to military exercise activities outside Norway’s borders,” says the Civil Aviation Authority to

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Russia to test-launch rockets near Norway’s Arctic coast in last days of Trident Juncture

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 11:46 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 11:48
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The area of rocket test firings is only about 40 kilometers north of Gamvik and Berlevåg on Norway’s Barents Sea

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Norway invites Russia’s Lavrov for 2019 commemoration of Red Army’s liberation of Arctic Finnmark

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 12:55
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October 2019 will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway’s northernmost region from Nazi occupation by the Red

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Barents region leaders dream of visa-free travel, but Schengen Agreement gives little hope

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 10:53 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 11:00
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Regional leaders are on a crash course with national and international legislation as they call for the abolishment of the

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Retired military leader worries Norway’s Arctic would be vulnerable in conflict between West and Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 15:42
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In case of a bigger conflict, it is quite likely that Russian armed forces would initiate a ground operation against

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Russia’s Novatek says it found shipping partner for reloading Arctic LNG in Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 10:56 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11:42
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According to the Russian natural gas producer, Norway’s Tschudi Shipping Company will handle millions of tons of LNG from Yamal

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