Arctic Norwegian border town warns against ‘isolationist policy’ towards Russia
Political leaders in Kirkenes criticize the local Head of Police following her call to close north Norwegian seaports for Russian
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Norway boosts defense spendings with priority up north
“We are strengthening facilities for the reception of, and training with, allied forces in northern Norway,” says Defense Minister Bjørn
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FSB tightens control at Arctic exit route amid border closure rumours
Crowds of young men fleeing from conscription are Tuesday morning heading towards Norway from Murmansk. Controls are intensified at Titovka
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Russian fishermen violated shore leave regulations
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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More Russian GPS jamming than ever across border to Norway
Four passenger aircraft have over the last few days lost GPS signals when flying in Norway’s northeastern region. Since Russia’s
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Norway intends to keep seaports open to Russian ships
We must not burn all bridges to the Russian people, the Norwegian Trade and Industry Minister says Temperatures had dropped
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Finnish and Norwegian companies hope to turn small Arctic town into international hub
A major new project involving a Finnish and a Norwegian company is underway in Kirkenes, Norway, to transform the small
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Lapland Regional Council in Finland rejects Arctic railway
There will not be an Arctic railway linking northern Finland with the Norwegian Barents Sea harbor in Kirkenes. The Regional
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Norwegian border town Kirkenes could get a square named after Boris Nemtsov
The local Conservative Party in Kirkenes, Norway, wants to honour the murdered opposition leader and his work for a democratic
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Arctic railway dream fades away as Sami herders signal ‘veto’
Sami politicians and reindeer herders across the Norwegian-Finnish border join efforts and make clear no Arctic railway from Kirkenes to
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The number of Russians getting Norwegian citizenship almost halved last year
But in 2020 the number is again expected to rise as Norway now allows for dual citizenship 185 Russians were
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China’s ambassador to Norway brushes off allegations his country is a threat in Arctic
The Norwegian Intelligence Service fears a stronger Chinese presence in the North, but the country’s ambassador assures that Beijing wants
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Russia releases Norwegian ex-border inspector in 3-way spy swap involving Lithuania
Ex-border inspector Frode Berg is now on his way home to Kirkenes, Arctic Norway after 23 months in FSB’s notorious
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Time to end Western sanctions against Russia, Arctic Norwegian leader says
It’s time for Norway to abolish sanctions against Russia and instead introduce similar measures against the USA, Finnmark County Council
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Norway, Russia set differences aside for WWII commemorations in Kirkenes
Norway’s king and prime minister met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov by a memorial devoted to Soviet liberation of Norwegian border town
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