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Sweden's Foreign Minister, Margot Wallström, of the Social Democrats, speaking at an earlier press conference. (Brett Ascarelli / Radio Sweden)

Sweden’s foreign minister blames Russia for cold shoulder

19 June 201522 June 2015 Radio Sweden 0 Comments Margot Wallström, Russia, Ukraine

After Russia’s ambassador in Stockholm called the attitude of the Swedish government “chilly”, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström fired back

Heidi Hautala speaking at World Bank Headquarters in 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

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Finnish politician involved in EU nuclear safety grants for Arctic Russia, blacklisted by Moscow

3 June 20153 June 2015 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Crimea, energy, europe, Heidi Hautala, Murmansk, Ukraine

Nuclear safety projects in the Murmansk region wouldn’t be the same without her contribution. Finnish European Parliament Member Heidi Hautala

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Norway surpasses Russia as top gas supplier

27 May 201529 May 2015 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, export, Gazprom, Russia, Ukraine

For the first time since 2012, Norway has surpassed Russia as the largest supplier of gas to Western Europe. During

United States Secretary of State John Kerry, Canadian Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq, and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson pose with Inuit wearing traditional dress at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups form the Council. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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All Arctic Council, all the time – Arctic week in Review

1 May 2015 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Crimea, environment, indigenous, international, Inuit, politics, Russia, Ukraine

On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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Blog: Arctic Council – Where to watch & who to follow

24 April 201527 April 2015 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments international, nordic, Nunavut, Russia, Ukraine

Canada turns over the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council to the United States today. Dignitaries from the world’s

Dmitry Rogozin heads Russia's commission for Arctic affairs. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

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“Norway has no right to stop anyone from visiting Svalbard:” Russia

21 April 201521 April 2015 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Crimea, international, Norway, Ukraine

By threatening to restrict entry to Svalbard for certain individuals, Norway is acting in defiance of the Svalbard treaty, the

Norway has sought an explanation from Moscow after Rogozin's Svalbard visit. This photo is from October 2014, when Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende in Kirkenes, northern Norway. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Norway summons Russian Ambassador

20 April 201520 April 2015 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Crimea, international, politics, Russia, Ukraine

The Foreign Ministry wants an explanation from Russia’s ambassador to Oslo after minister visited Svalbard despite being on the list

Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. (The Canadian Press)

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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Ministerial – What to expect

15 April 201520 May 2016 Heather Exner-Pirot 0 Comments business, Leona Aglukkaq, Russia, U.S., Ukraine

As current Chair of the Arctic Council, Canada will host the biannual Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, April 24-25, before handing

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Expert: Nordic ministers’ article unwisely provoked Russia

13 April 201514 April 2015 Yle News 0 Comments Denmark, Finland, Iceland, military, NATO, Sweden, Ukraine

Markku Kivinen, Director of the Aleksanteri Institute, the expert academic body in Finland on all things Russian, says the five

Sergei Lavrov is Russia's Foreign Minister. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Russia concerned by Finland, Sweden moves towards closer ties with NATO

13 April 201513 April 2015 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Denmark, Finland, Iceland, international, military, Sweden, Ukraine

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that moves by Finland and Sweden towards closer ties with NATO are of “special concern”. A Nordic

A look at Eye on the Arctic's most read stories this week. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

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Shipping, Russia and reality TV : Arctic week in review

16 February 201519 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Alaska, business, Canada, IMO, Inuit, ITK, Putin, Sanctions, Terry Audla, Ukraine, Ultimate Survival Alaska

On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö at a press conference in Russia in August 2014. (Ivan Sekretarev /AFP/Getty Images)

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Finland’s Niinistö to attend Munich security conference

4 February 20155 February 2015 Yle News 0 Comments europe, Germany, Munich Security Conference, Petro Poroshenko, Russia, Ukraine

Finland’s president Sauli Niinistö is to attend this year’s Munich Security Conference this weekend. He will join a panel discussion

Norway has its full rights to engage in its part of the Barents Sea, Foreign Minister Børge Brende says. (Atle Staalesen/Barents Observer)

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Deteriorating relations with Russia shouldn’t affect Barents drilling: Norway

4 February 20155 February 2015 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, energy, Kirkenes, oil, politics, Ukraine

Speaking to journalists in Kirkenes, the Norwegian border town, Brende stresses that plans for hydrocarbon exploration in the area should proceed

The Swedish corvette HMS Visby under way on the Mysingen Bay on October 21, 2014 on their fifth day of searching for a suspected foreign vessel in the Stockholm archipelago. (Fredrik Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sweden’s opposition Liberal Party calls for new Defence Committee discussions

19 November 201420 November 2014 Radio Sweden 0 Comments military, NATO, Nordics, Russia, Ukraine

Sweden’s opposition Liberal Party has called on the government to call in a new session of the Defence Committee, a

Finland's Prime Minister Alexander Stubb echoed concerns expressed by President Sauli Niinistö about the onset of another Cold War. (Yle)

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“Cold war looming, sanctions our best bet,” says Finland’s PM

12 November 201413 November 2014 Yle News 0 Comments Alexander Stubb, EU, international, Sauli Niinistö, Ukraine

Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says Finland needs to stay close to the European Union but also maintain good ties with