The EU and UK have adopted another round of sanctions against Russia and its 'shadow fleet.' On the updated list of ...

The Norwegian government is starting to prepare the ground for the development of a Combined Air Operations Centres (CAOCs) ...

Russia has over the last two years built a unique new facility for launching missiles at the infamous Nenonksa test site on ...

The Northern Fleet will with the new submarine significantly strengthen its role in Russia’s naval nuclear deterrence. The ...

“In a world facing complex and difficult circumstances, the Arctic Council must rise to the moment by showing that, even now, through cooperation and dialogue we can live up to a higher responsibility ...

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May 12 marks the end of Norway's two-year chairship of the Arctic Council. A closed virtual meeting between all eight Arctic states will be arranged and the chair handed over to Denmark, including ...

Soviet war songs were played as half of the population in the Russian mining settlement of Barentsburg walked in procession with photos of dead soldiers, flags and ribbons of St. George, which many ...

General Consul Andrei Chemerilo laid down flowers at two memorial sites, in Barentsburg and the abandoned mining town of Pyramiden. With him was a group of about 40 people, among them Ildar Neverov, ...

"There is significant progress in issues related to the development and commercial use of the Northern Sea Route," the Russian ruler underlined in today's joint press briefing with China's Xi Jinping.