First tanker in 20 months embarks to energy hungry Europe
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Russia’s Arctic Nenets Autonomous Okrug only region to vote against Putin’s constitutional reform
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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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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