Russia’s Novatek gives deep discounts to sell sanctioned Arctic LNG to Chinese buyers, sources say
By Marwa Rashad, Emily Chow, Chen Aizhu and Anna Hirtenstein Russian liquefied natural gas producer Novatek has slashed the prices
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Canada wants to learn from Finland
National security has been on Canadians’ minds lately. Finland and Canada have a lot in common. The two countries share
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Russian Geographical Society opens office on Svalbard
The organisation that is closely connected with the Kremlin and the Russian Defence Ministry opens a so-called Expedition and Tourist
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Weather above normal for 18 consecutive months
By Elizaveta Vereykina New temperature records in Norway and northern Russia suggest that this could be the warmest autumn in a
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China pledges to defend shared security interests with Russia
China wants to strengthen cooperation with Russia and defend shared security interests, Premier Li Qiang told visiting Russian Prime Minister
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Finland turns to nature as new line of defence against Russia
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western nations have raced to rearm—buying drones, rebuilding arsenals, and even reconsidering 1990s-era bans on
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Russia claims successful test of Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drone
The drone was launched from a submarine on Tuesday October 28, Vladimir Putin said. The test has a huge psychological
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Sanctions-evading Russian oil ships could pollute the Arctic, PM’s adviser warns
Some of Canada’s allies are praising Ottawa’s work on preventing Russia from smuggling oil through concealed ships – ships that
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Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?
People often eagerly discuss the end of the Arctic. Yet realizing that the Arctic Circle Assembly may have peaked could
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Kremlin envoy proposes ‘Putin-Trump tunnel’ to link Arctic Russia & Alaska
By Andrew Osborn Russia and the United States should build a “Putin-Trump” rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link
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New UK sanctions target Putin’s main funder of war
The UK government strikes against Russia’s two largest oil companies. On the updated sanctions list are Rosneft and Lukoil, along
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Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK
A Chinese container ship has completed a pioneering journey through the Arctic to a UK port, state-run news agency Xinhua
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Trump, Finland’s Stubb expected to reach icebreaker deal
By Steve Holland and Anne Kauranen U.S. President Donald Trump and Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb will meet on Thursday at
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NATO’s new Nordic command structure aims to deter Russia
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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Europe should wage information warfare inside Russia says professor
Europe should fight Russia’s information war inside Russia. Current measures taken by Western countries, such as fact-checking and sanctions, are
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