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The Barents Observer is a journalist-owned online newspaper covering the Euro-Arctic region and northern Russia. Focused on delivering cross-border journalism, the Barents Observer provides daily news reports from Scandinavia, Russia and the Arctic. Our dedicated and experienced team of …
In the past one and a half years, only one confiscation has been …
2024年10月3日 · Russian fishing vessels made hundreds of port calls to Tromsø, Båtsfjord and Kirkenes in 2023 and first half of 2024. Crew are disembarking and embarking day and night, but only one sanctioned item was confiscated, according to customs data obtained by …
Kadyrov's militant network is expanding into the Russian north
5 小时之前 · Among the people behind VOIN is Daniil Martynov, who for many years served as aide and head of security for Ramzan Kadyrov. Reportedly, Martynov is in charge of the organisational development of VOIN. In 2015 he was instrumental in the establishment of the Spetsnaz University.
Declining war support in Russia, poll - thebarentsobserver.com
2024年11月25日 · The research group Russian Field conducted polls among 1,600 people via phone calls between 7 and 12 November 2024. The question was: "Should Russia continue the military operation [Russian official term for the war in Ukraine] or move to peace talks?" 53% supported the peace talks. 36% supported the continuation of the war “The share of those in favor of continuing the military operation ...
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Sanctioned tankers jam in freezing sea-ice
4 天之前 · The latter are part of a brand new fleet of vessels that has been hired by Novatek and its affiliated companies. They are all built at the Samsung Heavy Industries in 2023 and 2024 and have the same ship specifics. They are 293 meters long, 46 meters wide and have a deadweight of more than 88 thousand tons, ship traffic data show.They are believed to have high ice-class and be able to shuttle ...
Northern Fleet gives priority to faraway voyages
1 天前 · The crew came home just in time to celebrate New Year's eve in the Northern Fleet's main base Severomorsk, north of Murmansk. The Admiral Gorshkov had then been at sea for 226 days. The warship sailed out to the North Atlantic on May 17th together with the multi-purpose submarine Kazan.. A first port-call was made to Havana, Cuba, in mid June.. While the Kazan returned back across the Atlantic ...
US warships sailed into the Barents Sea
2024年10月23日 · The USS Jason Dunham and USS Stout are part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group currently operating further south outside Norway.. Although the U.S. Naval Forces Europe in a press-release Wednesday evening tells that this is a “route maritime operates in the Barents Sea”, facts are different. US surface warships have stayed away from these waters after Russia launched its full ...
The Barents Observer makes a difference. A final 2022 email …
2024年10月16日 · Dear reader, This is the final Newsletter in 2022 from the Barents Observer in a year that has been beyond bad for cross-border relations. For us as journalists, however, the desire to bring forward stories about what happens in Northwest Russia and northern Scandinavia stays stronger than ever.