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Only 10% of Russians in Finland voted for Putin, exit poll says 8h
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Russians in Northern Norway voted for Putin 9h
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Norwegian MFA about so-called Russian election: Not free, not fair, not democratic 17h
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Russian citizens in Kirkenes participate in a vote set to confirm Putin's fifth term. 1d
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Marina-Viktoria from Murmansk is jailed 3 times for holding a photo of Aleksei Navalny 3d
Russian authorities warn “simultaneous” gatherings at polling stations is a “criminal offense” 3d
New head commander of Northern Fleet is master of Arctic subsea warfare 3d
TASS: super-secret nuclear submarine Losharik soon back in service 4d
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Oslo ups defence spending to 2 % of GDP 4d
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The FINNMARKSLØPET 2024 sled dog race took place in Kirkenes 4d
The town that houses Russia's Arctic marines is low on heating and hot water 5d
"The attack on Leonid Volkov demonstrates the logic of terror that the Kremlin spreads througho... 5d
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U.S. Army soldiers will fly across North Pole and jump over northern Norway 6d
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“Unissued diplomas”: an exhibition in Tromsø highlights Ukrainian students who died in the war. 6d
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War losses mount for small Kola towns 1w
Izvestia: Admiral Moiseev takes over as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy 1w
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Protesters ‘rename’ street section in front of Russian Consulate in Kirkenes after killed oppos... 1w
Swedish forces exercise in northern Norway as the country officially joins NATO 1w
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“Women who are trying to bring mobilized relatives back home will not have a celebration.” Inte... 1w
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Oilmen step up Arctic drilling south of the ice edge 1w
"An honor," says chess champion Kasparov after inclusion on Moscow’s extremist list 1w
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"Journalists are not criminals," Roman's sign reads, but exactly that's what he was sentenced f... 1w
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Russia keeps close eyes on Nordic Response as NATO expands in the north 1w
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Europe needs unique iron ore from Kirkenes, says Swedish mine developer 1w
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“Some faith remains.” How do LGBT people feel, whom the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation... 2w
Substantial expansion of trout farming in cooling water of Kola nuclear power plant 2w
Crossings down another 5% in February as multi-entry visas expire 2w
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“Thank you, Aleksei.” Thousands line the streets for Navalny’s funeral in Moscow. 2w
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Yars nuclear-missile test from Plesetsk 2w
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Northern Fleet sails out two frigates, one landing ship as NATO forces move north for exercise 2w
Putin threatens Western countries with retaliatory strikes if Russian territory is attacked. 2w
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Ten days after schedule, two heavy lift carriers arrives in Belokamenka after Arctic voyage fro... 2w
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Built to befriend Russia, Barents Cooperation faces remaking as Nordic front 2w
Russian caught in Kirkenes for taking photos of military object 3w
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Putins signs northwestern regions into Leningrad military district 3w
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Northern winter destinations gets bombarded by selfie-taking tourists 3w
“Navalny was supposed to be free soon” - Navalny’s team on the prisoner swap that was being pla... 3w
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More trouble on Kiruna-Narvik (de)railway shortly after reopening 3w
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Russian jamming is now messing up GPS signals for Norwegian aviation practically every day 3w
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The Barents Observer called Nikolai Patrushev and asked him about Navalny. "He sounded a bit an... 3w
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"Stop the war. People die on both sides". Kirkenes supports Ukraine two years after war began. 3w
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Russia's diplomats in Kirkenes removed Navalny portrait before staging propaganda photo session 3w
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Destroyed hopes and thoughts of suicide. How opponents of Putin regime in Russia perceived the... 3w
U.S. bombers deploy to Kallax as NATO prepares for Swedish flag raising ceremony 3w
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Finland mulls permanent closure of two temporary checkpoints on the border with Russia 3w
"Norway is safe," Jonas Gahr Støre reassures from border to Russia 3w
PM Støre commemorates Navalny with candlelight in border town next to Russia 3w
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Six months after arrival to Ura Guba, Novatek's brand new 400 meter long storage tanker is left... 3w
Ramishvili and his Nordic colleagues all summoned over Navalny death 3w
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“I will continue to fight for our country. I ask you to share the fury with me”. Navalny’s wife... 4w
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