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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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The Northern Fleet’s destroyers «Severomorsk» and «Admiral Levchenko» on Tuesday sail into the Barents Sea for a joint exercise with nuclear submarines and naval aviation.

Russia’s Yamal LNG project and construction of the Port of Sabetta are on track despite Western sanctions, head of project operator Novatek says.

Finns and Russians are visiting each other’s country more seldom. The number of visas issued in both countries has declined significantly in 2014.

Russia should review its international treaty obligations, and reconsider those that fall out of line with Russian law, deputy chairman of the Federation Council’s Committee on Constitutional Legislation Konstantin Dobrynin says.

A law on penalties for concealing dual citizenship took effect in Russia on August 4.

Western sanctions will not hamper construction of nuclear icebreakers, but can have negative consequences for other Russian civilian shipbuilding.

Greenpeace’s icebreaker «Arctic Sunrise» left Murmansk last night, after having being arrested by Russian authorities for nine months.

A Russian military aircraft will be conducting an inspection flight over Norway later this month as part of the Open Skies Treaty.

Some 1000 parents and children in the Komi Republic have received help through the Barents cooperation program “Children and youth at risk”.

Statoil did not discover oil in the controversial Apollo well near Bear Island.