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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. 

Content by Trude Pettersen

Arctic ice melt brings extra phytoplankton blooms

A new study reveals an unexpected consequence of the Arctic ice loss: regions are now developing a second bloom of phytoplankton in the fall in addition to the usual springtime bloom.

September 02, 2014

Northern Fleet pilots again training on Crimea

Air wing Kuznetsov has returned to Nitka, the only training facility for aircraft carrier pilots in the former Soviet Union.

September 02, 2014

Finland responds to airspace incidents

Finnish fighter combat jets will fly reconnaissance sorties this week as the country reacts to a series of airspace incursions by Russian aircraft.

September 01, 2014

Putin: Russia must strengthen position in Arctic

The Arctic plays an important role for Russia in terms of security; we should pay more attention to the development of the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

August 29, 2014

Baltic Fleet research vessel ready for Northern Sea Route

Russia has started its first scientific circumnavigation of the globe in 30 years. The oceanographic research vessel “Admiral Vladimirsky” is now in Severomorsk, ready to sail the Northern Sea Route.

August 29, 2014

Ukraine crisis puts Finnish-Russian nuclear power plant at risk

Finland is having second thoughts to Rosatom’s involvement in the planned nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki south of Oulu in northern Finland. Environment Minister Ville Niinistö calls energy cooperation with the Russian company ‘a step back’.

August 28, 2014

Surveys of K-159 have started

A joint Norwegian-Russian expedition has arrived in the Barents Sea to study the condition of the sunken nuclear submarine K-159.

August 27, 2014

Murmanskers travel more to Norway than to Finland

Russians living in Murmansk Oblast are now traveling more often to Norway than to Finland, according to Russian data.

August 26, 2014

Finland suspects two Russian violations of airspace

Finland’s Defense Ministry said it suspected a Russian military aircraft entered its airspace without permission on Monday, in the second such violation in three days.

August 26, 2014

Predicts record year for king crab

2014 will be a record year for king crab from Norway, especially when it comes to export of live crab, says Svein Ruud in Norway King Crab.

August 26, 2014