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Arctic Council to hold virtual chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark on May 12

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 16:00 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 16:02
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The Arctic Council’s chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark will take place virtually on May 12. In response to an

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Putin’s dealmaker with Trump calls for joint action in the Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 15:52
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“The Arctic is too important for Cold War-style politics,” says Kirill Dmitriev, the influential businessman and government official that plays

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U.S., Russia hold Istanbul talks, Arctic development briefly raised: Kremlin spokesman

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 12:20
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Russian and U.S. teams held six hours of talks in Turkey on Thursday to try to restore normal functioning of

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Military support to Ukraine vital for our security says Norwegian border town mayor

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:28
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“If dictator Putin is not stopped, he will look for the next areas in his sphere of interest. That could

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Tu-95MS bombers from Arctic Russia launched in Ukraine attack

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10:01
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Tu-95MS bombers from Olenya airfield in the Murmansk region are Wednesday launching a large-scale attack with cruise missiles against Ukraine.

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Russia says it has no illusions about Trump, will robustly defend its interests

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 09:28 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 09:58
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By Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov The Kremlin reacted cautiously on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected U.S.

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Government ‘prepared’ for a Trump win, Swedish FM

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 07:55
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Sweden is prepared for a Donald Trump victory following the US election. That’s according to Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer

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NATO allies agree to strengthen satellite coverage in Arctic

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2024 at 09:45
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NATO countries have joined forces to improve satellite coverage in the Arctic, a NATO  official said on Friday, a region

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“We are all afraid,” says witness of Ukrainian drone attack in Arctic Russia

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 11:15
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By Atle Staalesen, Georgii Chentemirov Locals in an arctic Russian town that has sent dozens of deadly bombing raids over

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Pilots fear fuel shortages amid sudden airspace closures in Russia’s North

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 11:00
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Drone attacks north to the Kola Peninsula have several times in the last few weeks caused aviation authorities to shut

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Murmansk region of Arctic Russia targeted in drone attack

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 11:54
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Several drones have attacked targets in the far northern Russian region. Videos show a drone that reportedly fly over Vysokii, a

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Town of submariners honours killed occupants

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 16, 2024 at 13:52
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A monument is erected in the north Russian navy base of Polyarny for local men killed in Ukraine. Construction works

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Drone strikes Russian bomber at Arctic airfield: Ukrainian defense ministry

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 29, 2024 at 10:11
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Russia’s war against Ukraine has for the first time hit back on the Arctic. A Tu-22M3 bomber at the Olenya

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Olenya bombers’ missiles shot down in overnight attack on Ukraine

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 27, 2024 at 10:28
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Three Tu-95MS bombers from Olenya in arctic Russia launched 12 cruise missiles against targets in Ukraine on the night of

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Military investigators conduct raids in Murmansk region to enlist young men

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 15:47
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Military investigators are conducting raids at public places, dormitories and abandoned facilities in Murmansk region with the aim to find

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