Three months after Moscow’s delivery law, crisis looms in Arctic
“Our region is on the verge of an emergency situation,” a woman from the far northern Nenets Autonomous region warns
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Sky-high Russian claim: Nature reserve demands NOK 47 million for Norwegian reindeer grazing on its territory
The Pasvik Nature Reserve in the Murmansk region demands 47 million Norwegian kroner (6,10 million) as compensation for the 40
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Remote Arctic region gets first road connection to mainland
The more than 600 km long road across the Nenets tundra took more than 30 years to build. Last week,
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“Useless to continue regional diplomatic relations”
“The closure of the Consulate General is the final confirmation that end has come to a process that started in
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After 30 years of construction, a remote tundra highway nears its destination in Arctic Russia
More than 500 workers step up building of the remaining 40 km of the road between Naryan-Mar and Usinsk. It
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Crushing victory for United Russia, but in one Arctic region, Putin’s party is dealt a blow
The far northern Nenets Autonomous Okrug is the Russian region with the lowest support for the United Russia. Independent observers
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Production of Arctic fiber-optic cable starts in Murmansk
Six pairs of fiber-optic cables with a bandwidth of up to 104 Tb/s will be laid on the seafloor along
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Russia’s Arctic NAO region struggles to pay bills as oil revenues plummet
A major drop in oil revenues has made the Nenets Autonomous Okrug address Moscow for help. Local authorities in Naryan-Mar,
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Russia’s Arctic Nenets Autonomous Okrug only region to vote against Putin’s constitutional reform
Accusations of massive fraud and vote rigging notwithstanding, President Vladimir Putin secured a comfortable win in Wednesday’s referendum on constitutional
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Merger of Russian Arctic regions into territory as big as Scandinavia sparks controversy
A proposed merger of regions in northern Russia spurs controversy in the small and oil-rich Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Some want
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“Catastrophic” economic situation prompts merger talks for two Russian regions in Arctic
The Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in Russia’s northwestern Arctic announced on Wednesday in joint news releases
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Russian Duma tries to avoid Gazprom-Rosneft rumble over LNG
The Energy Committee in the lower house of the Russian parliament has concluded that Rosneft should not be allowed to
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Russia opens new rescue base on Northern Sea Route
It will be located in the settlement of Amderma and be of importance for security along the Northern Sea Route,
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New terminal tanker arrives in Russian Kola Bay
The tanker named «Kola» found its permanent location near Cape Filinsky on December 17th, a site few kilometres from the
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Big growth for Russian Arctic oil in 2016
Production last year increased by more than 17 percent in the country’s three main Arctic oil regions. Data from regional
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