Oslo prolongs Russia’s permission to call on ports in Northern Norway
The Norwegian Government on Friday made clear that Russian fishing vessels are welcome to visit the three ports of Tromsø,
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Ex-Norwegian military vehicle now sports Russian flag in Arctic
The Hägglund BV206 was specially developed for the Norwegian and Swedish armed forces to carry up to 17 combat equipped
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Moscow hoists Soviet flags at Svalbard
“The tradition has been revived and will live!” Russia’s state-owned company Arktikugol has over the last few weeks proudly hoisted
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European Council approves new sanctions against Russia
By Elizaveta Vereykina The sanctions target the Russian economy in the energy, finance, and trade sectors including the Arctic regions.
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Sea-ice lies thick on the water as Russian oil tanker sails Arctic route
Loaded with up to 38,000 tons of oil, the 245 meter long tanker Shturman Skuratov makes this year’s first transit
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Moscow’s new multipurpose cruise missile submarine starts sea trials in White Sea
For the first time, Yasen-class sub K-564 Arkhangelsk left the Sevmash naval yard in Severodvinsk for testing at sea. The
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Moscow continues to push for BRICS science centre at Svalbard
“The idea of creating an international centre is actively discussed, it has not been removed from the agenda,” says Natalia
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€1,000 fine for a few seconds “visit” to Russia
Police in Finnmark on Friday fined a tourist for taking a short walk across the border. The tourist, a European
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New sanctions take aim on Russia’s war economy
Energy projects in the Russian Arctic are among the main targets of the new sanctions announced by British and U.S
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Spring temperatures break records in Russia and Norway
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer The spring of 2024 in the Russian North has been registered as the
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Norway doubles up on missile defence as Russia flexes its ballistic arsenal
The pair of Tu-95MS bombers that on Monday flew north of Finnmark region had empty external pylons for cruise missiles
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Arktikugol seeks to move illegal orthodox cross at Svalbard
Norway has set June 10th as deadline to tear down the giant orthodox cross illegally erected last August in the
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Artur Chilingarov has passed away at 84
The northern explorer-turned-sanctioned-lawmaker is likely most famous for his 2007 North Pole dive to 4,200 meters below the Arctic Ocean
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Norway challenges Russia’s plans for Svalbard Education Centre
Norway’s UNIS – The University centre in Svalbard – shall be the only to offer higher education, the Government’s Report
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Russia to begin artillery firing near Norway’s Grense Jakobselv
The area closed for shipping and aviation is at the nearest just 4 nautical miles from where Russia’s land border
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