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Only Greenland and Denmark can decide on their own future says Finnish President

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 12:15 — Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 12:22
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US President Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to take Greenland from NATO ally Denmark. Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that only

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

China, Russia pulling ahead of NATO in Arctic drone capabilities: report

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:07
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Report notes Russian fleet expected to grow by ‘order of magnitude’ in coming years A new study by the Center

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 12:03
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The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against friend and foe

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russian navy chief accuses NATO of stepping up spying activities in the Arctic, TASS reports

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 12:23
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NATO countries have significantly stepped up their spying activities in the Arctic, Alexander Moiseev, the head of the Russian Navy,

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

NATO sends more ships to High North “amid increasing operational demands”

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 14:08
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The Alliance’s Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) has launched its second deployment in Norwegian arctic waters this year. “The High

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

NATO chief to Arctic Allies: “We’re all frontline states now,” as Iceland’s role grows

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, December 1, 2025 at 16:35
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As geopolitical powers like Russia and China continue jockeying for influence in the Arctic, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte used

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden to lead NATO force in challenging Arctic region

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 10:13 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 10:14
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Sweden is taking command of NATO’s FLF Finland force that will operate across the far north of Sweden, Finland and

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

NATO’s new Nordic command structure aims to deter Russia

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:33
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NATO has now outlined its new command structure in the Nordic region, following Sweden and Finland’s accession, dividing responsibilities for

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* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Airspace violations force NATO to tread a tightrope, deterring Russia without hiking tensions

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, September 29, 2025 at 13:09
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NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark’s air defenses

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Russian warplanes detected flying near Alaska for ninth time this year, US military says

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 14:55
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U.S. fighter jets scrambled to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russian aircraft violated Norwegian airspace Apr-Aug: PM Støre

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 09:08
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In the period between April and August this year, Russian planes on three occasions violated the airspace over Eastern Finnmark,

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia shows off conventional and nuclear military might in drills – and raises tensions with NATO

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 10:40
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A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there regard as a deliberate provocation.   NATO responds

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark flexes in Arctic with Greenland drills, signaling ongoing security push

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, September 15, 2025 at 16:29
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In Copenhagen’s latest bid to underscore its presence in the Arctic, Denmark is hosting a major military exercise in Greenland

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Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) 

NATO warships sail into Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 29, 2025 at 13:36
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As of Friday morning, a multi-national group of naval vessels sailed east of North Cape in the Barents Sea. The

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia submarines at sea as U.S. carrier group sails outside northern Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 15:13 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 15:43
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As of August 25, the Yasen-class submarines Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk and Kazan are not present at the Nerpicha base in Zapadnaya Litsa. British media report about

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