Big blow for Barents Council as Swedish FM skips meeting with Lavrov in Tromsø to host NATO seminar
Amid Russia-NATO turmoil, the foreign ministers of Russia, Norway and Finland will meet in Tromsø on October 26 to discuss
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Blog: The Arctic Council goes back to basics
After the tumultuous Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Rovaniemi two years ago, which concluded with no unanimous formal declaration, and with a significant wedge driven between
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Arctic Council united on northern cooperation, says Canada’s foreign minister
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minster Marc Garneau says the Arctic Council is united on northern cooperation, despite geopolitical tensions that may
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Return to form for Arctic Council as Russia assumes leadership from Iceland
After a topsy turvy two years for the Arctic community that saw it navigate everything from a global pandemic and
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Russian, U.S. foreign ministers to meet on sidelines of Arctic Council meeting
Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have agreed to meet on the sidelines
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Finland and Russia discuss cooperation between Arctic and Barents structures
While Russia takes over the Chair of the Arctic Council next year, Finland will have the responsibility of the Barents
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Norway, Russia set differences aside for WWII commemorations in Kirkenes
Norway’s king and prime minister met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov by a memorial devoted to Soviet liberation of Norwegian border town
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Arctic Norway: Russian FM to attend ceremony commemorating Soviet liberation in WWII
October 25th marks the Soviet Red Army troops’ liberation of Kirkenes, the first town in Norway to be freed from
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Russian military officials arrive in Oslo as Norway puts GPS jamming facts on the table
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called Norway’s allegations concerning GPS interference a fantasy, asking Oslo to provide facts. This week,
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Norway invites Russia’s Lavrov for 2019 commemoration of Red Army’s liberation of Arctic Finnmark
October 2019 will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway’s northernmost region from Nazi occupation by the Red
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Helicopter crash might add power to Russia’s push for new base in Svalbard
It did not pass many hours after yesterday’s tragic helicopter crash outside Barentsburg before Anatoly Leontiev, a representative of the
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Norway’s foreign minister Børge Brende resigns
Leader of Norway’s Foreign Ministry announces that he leaves office less than a week after his Conservative Party won re-election,
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Russia’s foreign minister visits Lend-Lease Monument in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, visited a monument to cooperation between the United States and the former Soviet Union
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Russia’s foreign minister heads to Finland, then Alaska
Arctic and regional cooperation will be on the agenda when Russia’s Foreign Minister visits Finland next week. A few days
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Arctic Forum – Norway and Russia exchange diplomatic smiles about Arctic cooperation
Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende meets with Sergey Lavrov in Russia’s northern city of Arkhangelsk. Børge Brende landed in Arkhangelsk
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