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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russian navy conducts major manoeuvres near Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020 at 13:36
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The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the

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Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s Northern fleet to perform drills in Barents Sea

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 20, 2020 at 15:03 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 14:07
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The surprise exercise was announced on the 17th July and is reported to include up to 150,000 soldiers in the

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (USA) Politics RCI USA 

U.S., NATO and Russia engage in cat-and-mouse game during Arctic training

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 17:13 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 17:37
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The United States and its NATO allies have been engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with Russia on the opposite sides

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Canada Society Society (Canada) 

Canada’s new Arctic patrol ships could be tasked with hurricane relief

Murray Brewster, CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 23, 2019 at 11:10
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The Canadian navy will take possession of two Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships in the new year — and it looks like

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russian Navy 2019: Two new submarines, 23 new surface vessels and 480 new kinds of armament

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:57
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President Putin assembles his top military aides to discuss the development of the Navy and Northern Fleet. As the year

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

U.S. nuclear sub leaves Norway to track Russian subs in North Atlantic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2019 at 14:35
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USS Minnesota takes part in the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between NATO and Russian subs in the Norwegian Sea. The U.S.

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russian navy drill outside Arctic Norway ends, no firing reported

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2019 at 14:31 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:58
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No missiles were launched at any of the four locations in the Norwegian Sea where the Russian Navy announced large-scale

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russia’s massive exercise in Norwegian Sea a warning to NATO, Norway defence chief says

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:57
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Russia wants to show that it can prevent NATO from operating in the North Atlantic, the Norwegian Chief of Defense

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russian navy to hold live-fire exercise in Norwegian Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 10:41 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 15:51
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NATO deploys extra maritime patrol aircraft to keep track of a Northern Fleet group of warships currently sailing north for

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Weapons shipped to new garrison in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 14:30 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:53
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Ships deliver 175 units of weaponry to the new air defense base in Tiksi. Construction works have been going on

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finnish ship strays into Russian territorial waters during exercise

Yle News
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 14:02 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:53
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The Finnish Navy said on Friday that its minelayer Hämeenmaa had inadvertently ventured a short distance into Russian territorial waters

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russia’s Northern Fleet holds exercise in Barents Sea

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 13:38 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 13:40
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Over 15 surface vessels, several submarines and support ships, as well as aircraft and helicopters, take part in the Northern

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

New Canadian navy ships to be affiliated with Inuit communities

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 11:53 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 14:42
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In a move designed to deepen ties with Inuit Nunangat — the Inuit regions of Canada — the Government of

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Environment Environment (USA) General News USA 

Alaska communities worry about military drill’s environmental impacts

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 09:49 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 10:07
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The Northern Edge military exercises are underway across huge sections of Southcentral and Interior Alaska. The Navy has a larger

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) News Politics Russia 

Russian navy holds live-fire exercise in Norwegian Sea for second time in a month

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 17, 2019 at 15:20
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Northern Fleet warship Severomorsk tested its weapons systems outside the coast of northern Norway. The Russian navy is expanding its

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