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“With military background, I had to make a quick decision”

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 13:36 — Last Updated: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 14:39
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Vladimir Prokushev (36) believes the majority of those being sent to war have very little motivation to fight against Ukraine.

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Finland says traffic ‘intensifying’ on border with Russia

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 11:46
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Traffic arriving at Finland’s eastern border with Russia “intensified” overnight after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilisation and

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Amid war, sanctions, Moscow says Russian Arctic shipping will thrive

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 22, 2022 at 09:10
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A new government plan for the Northern Sea Route includes unprecedented investments in new ships, infrastructure and natural resource development.

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Russia taking over ownership stakes in Arctic oil field

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 13:48
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Russia announced further moves Tuesday to take over foreign ownership stakes in energy projects, saying it would acquire the stock

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New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 14:02
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The Kola Peninsula has hundreds of war memorials paying tribute to Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazi German aggression during

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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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