Ship with Russian university students goes aground in remote archipelago Franz Josef Land
The vessel that was built at the Ukrainian Kherson Shipyard in 1975 got in trouble late evening 24th of July
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Floating LNG platform : big advance for Russia’s expansive Arctic industry
It was a historical moment for Novatek and the Russian natural gas industry. Six years after construction started on the
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Border official was offered a bribe to sneak illegal migrants across Russia-Norway frontier
The four Syrians never made it to the Norwegian side of the border. The bribery attempt took place in May
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Northern Fleet will not send nuclear sub to main Navy parade
Amid Baltic Sea NATO expansion and growing east-west mistrust, Russia has decided not to sail a nuclear-powered submarine from the
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New Arctic industry gives boost in icy shipments
Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreakers made a total of 435 ship escort operations in the first half of 2023. New industrial projects
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New submarine for Northern Fleet will be named “Mariupol”
Russia is about to start the building of six improved Kilo-class submarines for Arctic waters. They will all get their
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Moscow expels nine Finnish diplomates in retaliation move, closing St. Petersburg consulate
Russia’s Foreign Ministry called on the Finnish Ambassador and delivered a “strong protest” against the “confrontational anti-Russia policy” pursued by
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Northern premiers say Canada can’t have Arctic security without infrastructure
Arctic security is under renewed focus as Russia and China eye the region, but leaders in the North say Canada
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Oil company tried to cover up large Arctic oil spill
An estimated 1,000 tons of oil has leaked into nature after a pipe burst next to the Kolva River in
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Arctic security: Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands forge consensus
With Copenhagen’s new defence plan, Denmark, Greenland, and Faroe Islands have forged a consensus on Arctic relations, they announced on
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Vulnerability of Canada’s Arctic a security threat that needs urgent action: report
While Russia and China continue to invest heavily in polar infrastructure and operational capability, successive governments have allowed Canada’s Arctic
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Wagner Group continues recruiting in Murmansk in Arctic Russia
By Atle Staalesen and Georgii Chentemirov Despite Yevgeny Prigozhin’s attempted coup, his mercenary group has not halted its efforts to
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Moscow says WWF threatens Russian development of Arctic
The Russian General Prosecutor argues that environmentalists undermine the country’s expansionist plans in the Arctic and its development of the
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Sweden keeping a close eye on what’s happening in Russia
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has met with Sweden’s new security council following the weekend’s events in Russia. In a written
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Finland Border Guard reports business as usual despite aborted Russian coup
While the situation has calmed down in Russia, Finland’s Border Guard is closely monitoring any developments. The Finnish Border Guard
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