Lonely Lavrov invites Arctic colleagues to Siberia, but no one will come
It was late last fall Sergey Lavrov sent the official invitation for the bi-annual ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council.
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Fleeing Russia, Andrei seeks asylum in what for him is still historical homeland, Sapmi
“I’m pleased to be on this side of the border. To be free and not persecuted. To speak the truth
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Russia summons Norwegian ambassador over drone pilots
Robert Kvile, Oslo’s new ambassador to Moscow, was told Monday by Russia’s foreign ministry that charges against Russian citizens for
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Norway limits access for Russian fishing trawlers in security push
Norway said on Thursday it would impose limits on Russian fishing vessels using its ports, in a further tightening of
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Newly deployed nuke-bombers at Kola is certainly a signalling, expert says
Recent satellite images show that Russia has deployed four Tu-160 and three Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers north to the Olenegorsk
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More Russian men flee Putin’s call-up decree via northern borders
Both Finland and Norway saw more military-aged Russian men crossing borders this weekend. But still far from the queues reported
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Russia conducts military drills in Arctic sea opposite Alaska
Russian nuclear-powered submarines fired cruise missiles in the Arctic on Friday as part of military drills designed to test Moscow’s
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New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine
The Kola Peninsula has hundreds of war memorials paying tribute to Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazi German aggression during
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Russia sends year’s first vessel east on Northern Sea Route
Russia’s brand new icebreaker “Sibir” this week broke through the most icy parts of the Northern Sea Route. Western sanctions
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More than 2,300 Swedish and Finnish troops advance into Northern Norway to join NATO drills Cold Response
Trucks packed with military hardware could this weekend be seen in big numbers on the roads that connect northern Sweden
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Russian invasion of Ukraine puts ‘more attention onto the needs of the Arctic’
A man whose life was upended in the name of Arctic sovereignty says Canada now needs to do more to keep
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Report: Moscow sees Finland as friendly, but not a major EU player
Russia no longer sees Finland as an influential EU country, so Moscow has less interest in routing strategic communications through
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Sweden-Russia relations hit new low after diplomats expelled
Sweden Russian relations are at rock bottom after two Swedish diplomats were expelled from Russia last week, says an expert
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Arctic Russia to get a military-themed amusement park
A military-themed amusement park is developed on an order from Minister of Defence Sergey Shoigu and will include a shooting
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First Russia-Norway defense ministries meeting since 2013
“A mutual wish to exchange information about military activities and contribute to avoid misunderstandings,” says the Norwegian Defense Ministry in
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