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Trude Pettersen

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Trude Pettersen worked for the Norwegian Barents Secretariat from 2008 - 2016 as the assistant editor of BarentsObserver. Trude graduated from the University of Tromsø in 2000 with a MA degree in Russian. She has also studied International Politics and Russia and Eastern Europe Area Studies.

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Russian paratroopers landed near North Pole

Russian paratroopers on Tuesday landed on a drifting ice floe near the North Pole.

April 08, 2015

Nuclear submarine on fire

A nuclear submarine caught fire at Zvezdochka ship repair yard in Severodvinsk outside Arkhangelsk on Tuesday.

April 07, 2015

Norway’s new bank notes on display in Murmansk

An exhibition of Norway’s much acclaimed new series of bank notes will for the first time be shown abroad – in Murmansk.

April 07, 2015

Putin: Western governments use NGOs to destabilize Russia

President Putin warns that public and nongovernmental organizations can be used by Western governments to try to discredit and destabilize Russia.

March 27, 2015

Barents governors in Arctic Commission

Four governors from the Russian part of the Barents region have become members of the newly established Arctic Commission.

March 27, 2015

Kremlin supports Lukoil’s Arctic ambitions

The Russian presidential administration supports opening the Arctic shelf for private companies. This could open up for Russia’s biggest private oil producer Lukoil.

March 26, 2015

North Pole camp for Russian paratroopers

Tourists will be replaced by soldiers and scientists on the North Pole this spring. Instead of the traditional Barneo ice camp, Russia is about to establish two bases – one for scientists and one for the military.

March 25, 2015

Ecologists: Prirazlomnaya unprofitability approaches $600 million

At an oil price of $60 per barrel, Russia’s only offshore oil-producing field in the Arctic, Prirazlomnaya, is unprofitable even with heavy state support.

March 25, 2015

Russian shoppers back in Finland

A stronger exchange rate for the ruble has brought more Russian customers back to shops in Finland. Some local retailers have reported a sharp rise in sales in recent weeks.

March 24, 2015

Russia lays down fifth multirole nuclear submarine

Sevmash Shipyard has started construction of “Arkhangelsk”, the latest 4th generation nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine of the Yasen-class.

March 23, 2015