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Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Mikhail Metzel / AP)
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Russia’s Sergei Shoigu lines up a circumpolar cruise

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 09:55
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The Russian defence minister intends to organise a historical circumpolar voyage that includes visits to all Arctic archipelagos. Shoigu presented

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Russia’s defence minister pushes Siberian mega-plan

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 13:09
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The Russian defence minister wants to build several mega-cities and connect the vast region to the Arctic. The grand Soviet-style

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“We take for granted that there will not be any problem in the Arctic that requires a military solution,” says Russian Arctic ambassador

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 15:38
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Nikolai Korchunov is Ambassador at large and has headed Russia’s delegation to the Arctic Council since 2018. He is likely

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Russia’s Northern Fleet kicks off major exercise

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 08:46
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NATO aircraft are in the skies over the Barents Sea watching as nuclear- and diesel submarines, surface warships, support vessels

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Russian gov promises new weapons while approval ratings slide

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 09:39 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:50
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Forty-five percent of Russians believe their country is moving in the wrong direction, a new opinion poll by independent Levada

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Russia sets up military unit for propaganda warfare

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 15:05
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“Propaganda should be smart, competent and effective,” Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu says. It was during a speech in the State

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Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Mikhail Metzel / AP)
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Russian and Finnish defence ministers confer in Helsinki

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 14:20
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The two ministers are to hold a joint press conference on Wednesday. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is on a

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