Vladimir Putin attended the Navy Day celebrations in St. Petersburg in 2025. Photo: Kremlin Putin wants to renew Russia’s ‘Great Northern War’ Divisions within NATO are emboldening Russia to reassert its power in Europe’s northern frontiers. Hugo Blewett-MundyMA in...
OPINION The Red Square in Moscow. Photo: Atle Staalesen The spectre of Stalin’s terror and the failure of Kremlin reforms Tomas SniegonAssociate Professor – European Studies Centre for Languages and Literature – lund University 25 February 2026...
Kirkenes is one of three accessible ports for Russian fishing vessels that are not sanctioned in Norway. Photo: Atle Staalesen Russian cod reached record sales in Norway Russian-caught cod generated record revenues in Norway in 2025, surpassing €90 million. However,...
LNG from the Arctic ablaze. The Arctic Metagaz was on its way from Russia’s far northern Kola Peninsula to Egypt when it was attacked, presumably by a drone Photo: @sternenko on X Tanker attacked in Mediterranean was carrying sanctioned Arctic gas Only days...
The Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint circled over Finnish Lapland near the border with the Kola Peninsula before returning south along Finland’s eastern border. Screenshot from FlightRadar24 Not all eyes are on the Middle East On Tuesday, three NATO...
The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will redeploy from the North Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Chlo Labedan/Marine Nationale/Dfense Cold Response: France withdraws nuclear-powered aircraft carrier France has withdrawn its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier from the...