Norway closes General Consulate in Murmansk
From 1st of July, the diplomatic station will be closed for all services. According to the country’s Foreign Minister Anniken
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Seven western countries on Arctic Council to resume limited work in forum
The seven western countries on the Arctic Council said Wednesday they will resume work together on some of the forum’s
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First tanker in 20 months embarks to energy hungry Europe
Norway’s role as a stable and predictable supplier of natural gas to Europe is pushed forward by dictator Vladimir Putin’s
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Russia pauses nuclear safety cooperation with Norway in the North
No grants – no cooperation: After giving more than €2 billion over the last 27 years to help Russia secure
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With nickel in great demand, Nornickel expands Kola mine in Arctic Russia
The Severny Gluboky mine located near Russia’s border to Norway will be made 300 meters deeper to keep up local
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On eve of NATO membership, Finland, Sweden defence ministers talk Nordic cooperation on border to Russia
Few days ahead of decisions that could change the European security landscape, the Finnish and Swedish defense ministers meet with
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Will the green transition be the new economic motor in the Arctic?
TROMSO, Norway — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ruptured Arctic cooperation and raised questions about the ongoing impacts on everything
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Senior Arctic officials working on plan forward amidst Arctic Council pause
TROMSO, Norway — Two months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended cooperation at the Arctic Council, which Russia currently chairs,
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‘More important than ever that the Arctic community meets together’ – Arctic Frontiers
Discussions among Arctic nations have long been marked by their emphasis on cooperation and the importance of facing shared challenges
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Norway closes seaports and border to Russian traffic
But fishing vessels will be allowed to continue as before. The Norwegian government on Friday announced that it will follow
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Defence minister says Norway must get stronger in the North
This week, after his meeting at the U.S base in Germany, new Norwegian Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram travelled
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Russian Sami activist protesting Ukrainian conflict seeks asylum in Norway
“I can never return to Russia before the genocide regime is changed,” says Andrei Danilov, a Kildin Sámi from Olenegorsk
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Ukrainian president warns Norway against Russian Arctic militarization
“We do not have common borders, but we have a common neighbor that stands against our common values,” the Ukrainian
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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 Navy announces firing near NATO Arctic exercise
Russia’s biggest warship, the nuclear-powered battle cruiser “Pyotr Veliky” and the destroyer “Severomorsk” are sailing towards the activated warning zone
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