The Barents Observer

22/06/2025

Opinion by Kari Aga Myklebost and Stian Bones, Professors of History, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

There are long-term patterns in how Russia approaches Norway on Svalbard. Over the years, Moscow’s proposals for bilateral arrangements with Norway and arguments emphasizing a special position for Russia on the archipelago have become a familiar modus operandi for Norwegian authorities.

There are long-term patterns in how Russia approaches Norway on Svalbard. Over the years, Moscow’s proposals for bilateral arrangements with Norway and arguments emphasizing a special position for Russia on the archipelago have become a familiar modus operandi for Norwegian authorities.

20/06/2025

Two nuclear icebreakers are making way for a tanker and two cargo ships in this year's first transit shipment on the Russian Arctic route.

20/06/2025

Norway confirms it will spent 5% of GDP on defence. The announcement comes only about a year after the Nordic country said it was about to reach the 2 percent limit

'We must do more to secure our country and contribute to joint security with our NATO allies,' says Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

20/06/2025

Nordic, Baltic, Poland in joint statement call for all Russian citizens helping the war against Ukraine to be banned from entering Schengen-Europa.

Norway among with seven north European countries call for Russian soldier to be banned from the Schengen visa zone.

19/06/2025

The Pasvik Folk High School over decades built a cooperation with schools in Russia. Now the former partners organise propaganda events and dress their kids up in military uniforms. "It took some time before we understood," admits Norwegian rector Ketil Foss

The Pasvik Folk High School over decades built a cooperation with schools in Russia. Now the former partners organise propaganda events and dress their kids up in military uniforms. 'It took some time before we understood,' admits Norwegian rector Ketil Foss.

18/06/2025

Se intervju med Barents Observers grunnlegger Atle Staalesen i denne reportasjen i svenske Journalisten.

The Barents Observer i den norska gränsstaden Kirkenes publicerar nyheter om situationen i Ryssland på engelska och ryska. Grundaren Atle Staalesen berättar ...

18/06/2025

The Barents Observer has together with 34,000 others visited the Midnight Sun Film festival in Sodankylä 🇫🇮. See our photos 🌞.

SODANKYLÄ: Golden hour is every photographer’s favourite time of day. Right after sunrise or just before sunset the sky is painted orange, covering everything in a golden light. But what if the sun never sets? What usually lasts less than an hour suddenly keeps going on the whole night.

18/06/2025

The first ARC7 ice class container ship with a capacity of 4,400 TEU will sail the Northern Sea Route already in 2027, according to a statement from the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Wednesday.

The Russian-Chinese joint venture expects the first ARC7 class container ship to be commissioned in 2027.

18/06/2025

How a Tromsø-based start-up wants to utilise an unwanted marine species found along the Norwegian coast for fish feed.

It is estimated that there are around 80 billion sea urchins along the entire Norwegian coast. Anyone is free to collect them, so the resource seems limitless

How a Tromsø-based start-up wants to utilise an unwanted marine species found along the Norwegian coast for fish feed.

16/06/2025

The Council of Europe follows up with an Alert in the Safety of Journalism platform after the Barents Observer in February was listed as 'Undesirable Organisation' by Russia's Prosecutor General.

On 7 February 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor General designated the Barents Observer, an online journalist-owned newspaper based in northern Norway, as an ‘undesirable organisation’. The decision cites the publication of “anti-Russian materials” allegedly aimed at inciting protests in no...

16/06/2025

Bishop Iyakov belongs to the inner circle of high prelates who support Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. He has previously traveled across the Russian Arctic with top military figures.

13/06/2025

Drone troopers are now formally being established as separate branch of Russia's armed forces

They must be deployed and developed as quickly and efficiently as possible, says Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.