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Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister, emphasised her country’s historic and ongoing connections with the High North in the first keynote speech at the 4th Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík on 7th October 2016. Scotland is determined to deepen and strengthen these ties, according to Sturgeon.

While neighboring Arctic regions experience massive population decline, the Yamal Nenets has been through a five-fold demographic increase in less than half a century. «It is unprecedented», says regional Governor Dmitry Kobylkin.

Leader of the Federation Council believes Murmansk has a key role to play in relations with western neighbors.

Murmansk celebrates 100th anniversary and awards the General Director of Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet with the city’s highest award.

Nowhere else in the country did the liberal opposition get as many votes as in the Republic of Karelia.

Voter turnout and support for the United Russia is biggest in the Yamal-Nenets region.

The United Russia wins 39,3 percent of the votes in regional parliament elections in Murmansk, a significant increase compared with results from 2011. The margins are smaller in neighboring Karelia.

«This year’s election campaign has proceeded quietly without offenses and unnecessary tensions», a prominent representative of the United Russia party in Murmansk says.

Independent election watchdog Golos continues to update its Map of Violations ahead of the September 18th State Duma elections. Arkhangelsk is among the regions with the biggest number of registered offenses.

China’s famous winter tourism city signs sister-city agreement and sees good prospects of business cooperation with Russia’s Arctic capital.

Patriarch Kirill makes his fourth visit to the Russian Arctic in less than three months. This week, the turn had come to Pevek, the east Arctic settlement.