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First tanker in 20 months embarks to energy hungry Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 15:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 16:17
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Norway’s role as a stable and predictable supplier of natural gas to Europe is pushed forward by dictator Vladimir Putin’s

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Transportation crisis looms in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 22, 2022 at 12:14
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International sanctions threaten the country’s supply chains. Nuclear-powered container ship “Sevmorput” will this year play key role in supplying goods

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More than 2,300 Swedish and Finnish troops advance into Northern Norway to join NATO drills Cold Response

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 15:38 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 15:40
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Trucks packed with military hardware could this weekend be seen in big numbers on the roads that connect northern Sweden

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Russian invasion of Ukraine puts ‘more attention onto the needs of the Arctic’

Julia Peterson, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 15:22
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A man whose life was upended in the name of Arctic sovereignty says Canada now needs to do more to keep

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Russia and China to deepen cooperation in the Arctic

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 4, 2022 at 13:07
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Russia and China agreed to continue cooperating on “the sustainable development of the Arctic” as part of a deep strategic

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Putin praises China and paves way for stronger Arctic energy deal

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 09:14
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Russia expects Chinese banks to soon sign financing agreements for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project. In his greetings to the

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Putin says gas from Arctic Russia can provide long-term energy security for Europe and Asia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 13:44
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We have more than 50 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves alone in the Yamal region, the President underlined

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Shipping on Northern Sea Route on course for 35 million tons in 2021

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 11:41
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There is considerable growth in shipments on Russia’s remote Arctic route, but shippers will have to boost deliveries by more

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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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Climate change finds a place in Russia’s new National Security Strategy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 17:01
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But Moscow warns against foreign attempts to politicise global warming and stagger Russian developments in the Arctic. The document that was signed

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Putin, Biden talk Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 11:29
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The situation in the Arctic was discussed “pretty comprehensively” in the US-Russia top meeting in Geneva. “Yes, this issue was

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Russia postpones Arctic Forum to spring 2022

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 23, 2021 at 09:34
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The conference will be closely linked to the country’s chairmanship period in the Arctic Council, the Russian Government informs. The

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Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s Arctic Nenets Autonomous Okrug only region to vote against Putin’s constitutional reform

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 12:57
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Accusations of massive fraud and vote rigging notwithstanding, President Vladimir Putin secured a comfortable win in Wednesday’s referendum on constitutional

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) Politics 

US missiles: Finnish, Russian presidents call for dialogue at Helsinki meeting

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 13:37 — Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2019 at 11:44
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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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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Vladimir Putin to visit Helsinki next Wednesday

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 10:37 — Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2019 at 10:49
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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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