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We discussed both deterrence and reassurance, the Norwegian Prime Minister said after his meeting with the U.S President.

The Russian president sends greetings to 36 countries and state leaders. Nordic neighbors Sweden and Finland are both on the list.

Legislators in the Murmansk City Council refuse to approve Governor Andrei Chibis' desired candidate for city manager.

Ships loaded with several thousand tons of goods are unable to reach settlements along Russia's Arctic coast following the early freeze on the Northern Sea Route. Among the objects waiting for equipment is the floating nuclear power station in Pevek.

An increased number of tourists visiting the Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church in Inari, Finland, is eroding the church and its surroundings. The Sámi Museum Siida plans to set up instruction signs at the church and monitor whether they make tourists change their behaviour.

Amid Russia-NATO turmoil, the foreign ministers of Russia, Norway and Finland will meet in Tromsø on October 26 to discuss regional cooperation in Europe’s northern territories. Ann Linde, however, is not coming as she is hosting a NATO seminar in Stockholm the same day. Jens Stoltenberg, son of Barents founder Thorvald Stoltenberg, is prominent in the NATO program in Sweden.

The relocation of Kiruna is the biggest urban transformation in northern Europe. Priority is given to sustainability, pedestrians and public transport rather than cars.

Bars and nightclubs are expecting a mass influx of guests as the Nordic country announces a full reopening of society. More than 90 percent of the adult population is now vaccinated.

The far northern Nenets Autonomous Okrug is the Russian region with the lowest support for the United Russia. Independent observers say the State Duma elections were defamed by falsification and foul.

A green shift was in the air, but a majority of Norwegians ultimately cast their votes for a center-left coalition headed by Social Democrat Jonas Gahr Støre. The new government will include strong anti-EU forces.

Yevgeny Zinichev lost his life when leading the biggest rescue and emergency exercise ever held in the Russian far north.