Thomas Nilsen

The Russian navy closes off huge areas at sea and in air for what could be another testing of the hypersonic Tsirkon missile.
May 27, 2022
A photo has emerged online showing oil film on the water shortly after the “Admiral Kuznetsov” was moved into the dock at shipyard No. 35 in Murmansk.
May 23, 2022
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: The soldier stands guard in front of the «USS George H. W. Bush» - an aircraft carrier optimized for North Atlantic and Arctic missions. Considered one of the most powerful ships in the world, the carrier will help bolster NATO's northern flank and secure lines of communications.
May 15, 2022
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA: Espen Sollid (21) and Lars Johansen (23) are training to become ‘eyes and ears’ for NATO on board Norway’s new fleet of P-8 Poseidon. Flying out of Evenes airbase inside the Arctic Circle, the aircraft will be the primary tool for keeping track of the Northern Fleet’s new generation multi-purpose submarines prowling in waters from the Kola Peninsula towards the depths of the North Atlantic.
May 12, 2022
"We proposed to invite the Ambassador in solidarity with the suffering people of Ukraine, but the Mayor said no," says Harald Sunde, Municipal Councilman in Kirkenes on Norway’s border with Russia.
May 08, 2022
Strong-worded letter expresses a real fear of Russians being deprived of basic civil rights and that the country will enter a long period of isolation behind a new Iron Curtain.
April 25, 2022
"The Norwegian Consulate in Murmansk will continue to work for mutual cooperation, but the circumstances will decide details and outcome of those efforts," says Hanne Meldgaard.
April 23, 2022
In the shadow of Russia’s bloody war on Ukraine will Arctic combat capabilities get an extra boost in 2022, the defense minister assures.
April 21, 2022
Houses and infrastructure - largely built in Soviet times - are severely run down with frequent breakdown of basic needs like heating.
April 19, 2022
A community of students, graduates, teachers and other employees of Novosibirsk State University has published a sensational statement calling for the Russian army to immediately stop the war and leave Ukraine.
April 18, 2022

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