Russians facing stricter visa rules for Schengen countries
A growing number of Russians are crossing the border to Norway in the north for shopping and transfer to other
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Gazprom’s new major Arctic project might be a dead end
On the coast of the Kara Sea, construction workers are in full swing with the building of the Kharasavey natural
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Russia’s Severny Polyus vessel on its way to the Arctic this month
The installation that is to be able to drift autonomously for up to two years in thick Arctic sea-ice is
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Construction of second Arctic floating nuclear power plant started
Three years after “Akademik Lomonosov” started to produce electricity for the remote Siberian community of Pevek, the first of four
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Russia must shift towards the East, says Minister of the Arctic
“We should not only get new partners, but undertake a paradigm shift,” says Aleksei Chekunkov. Natural resources from the Arctic
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U.S. to name ambassador-at-large for Arctic region
The United States plans to name an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic region, the State Department announced on Friday. It will
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Rosneft-sponsored study says eco-impact at Franz Josef Land is ‘insignificant’
A three-year study on the impact of the Soviet Union’s oil usage on Franz Josef Land led scientists to conclude
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Chinese shippers shun Russian Arctic waters
For the first time in several years, China’s state shipping company COSCO is not not sailing on the Northern Sea
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Amid war, sanctions, Moscow says Russian Arctic shipping will thrive
A new government plan for the Northern Sea Route includes unprecedented investments in new ships, infrastructure and natural resource development.
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Northern Fleet kicks off large Barents-Arctic naval exercise
Surface warships, submarines and aviation are involved in waters from the Kola Peninsula to Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya.
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Moscow threatens to block Marianne’s news online over interview from 2018
Journalist and publisher Marianne Hofman refuses to depublish the article despite being threatened by Russia’s censorship agency. “Instead I will
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Three asylum seekers walked the wilderness out of Russia
This is the second time this summer illegal crossings happen in the terrain from Russia to Norway. “The persons were
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Finland suspects two Russian fighter jets of violating Finnish airspace
Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets are suspected of violating Finnish airspace in the Gulf of Finland off the southern coast
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UK denies violation of Russian airspace over the Barents Sea
“The UK aircraft was in communication with Russian civilian air traffic control and its crew operated in a safe and
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Turkish companies to help rescue LNG project in Arctic Russia
Big western companies are pulling out of Novatek’s grand Arctic LNG 2 project. Turkish companies, among them Karpowership, appear ready
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