US missiles: Finnish, Russian presidents call for dialogue at Helsinki meeting
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has described as “worrying” US plans to locate mid-range missiles in Europe and called for dialogue
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Vladimir Putin to visit Helsinki next Wednesday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Helsinki on 21 August, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s office announced on Wednesday. In a
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“Nothing taboo” in upcoming talks with Russia’s Putin, Finnish President Niinistö says
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said on Tuesday that no issue or subject will be considered off the table when he
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Russia’s new energy security doctrine focuses on global threats and challenges
Western sanctions, armed conflicts and cyber-attacks against energy infrastructure, moving of the centre of global economic gravity towards the Asia-Pacific
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Russia, China step up talks over Arctic shipping
Russian president Vladimir Putin aims for more Chinese investments in Arctic LNG and growth in trans-shipments on the Northern Sea
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Nordic leaders stand united as they sit with Putin in Russia
Leaders of four Nordic countries sent a conciliatory signal of as they teamed up in Russia’s top Arctic conference. There
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Iceland President Jóhannesson to meet Putin as country prepares to chair Arctic Council
Before Iceland takes over the chair of Arctic Council in May, President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson will talk cooperation with the
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Finnish, Russian presidents to meet at Arctic Forum next week
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg next week, as he attends the
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Swedish PM Löfven to join Arctic talks with Putin
Sustainable development is on the agenda when Prime Minister Stefan Löfven travels to Russia’s Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg in
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Russian gov promises new weapons while approval ratings slide
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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ITK, an Arctic Council rejig and the summit Finland won’t let die : Northern news to watch for in 2019
All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets
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As funds run low, Kremlin seeks help from big business for grand Arctic projects
As the Russian treasury is running out of money, government appeals to the country’s biggest industrial companies for funding to
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Niinistö and Putin agree on Arctic, but at odds on NATO during Sochi talks
The language turned sour as soon as the Russian and Finnish presidents touched on the role of NATO and an
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Podcast – Dissecting the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki
Commenting on Monday’s meeting in Helsinki between the US and Russian presidents, the Tampere-based daily Aamulehti (southern Finland) writes that
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Alaska senators blast Trump for going soft on Putin
Both of Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators take issue with President Trump’s remarks in Helsinki Monday. Trump, standing beside Russian President
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