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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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Stronger Finnish-Swedish military cooperation

Finland and Sweden are looking into ways of enhancing military cooperation. The two countries on Tuesday agreed to conduct a study by October to find ways of pooling defense resources.

May 08, 2014

Ukraine crisis leads to rise in oil espionage

The crisis in Ukraine has made Norwegian oil and gas industry more interesting for Russian intelligence services, Norwegian Police Security Service warns.

May 07, 2014

High chances for re-election

Marina Kovtun, who yesterday resigned from post as Governor of Murmansk Oblast, has good chances of winning the elections in September, both analytics and politicians say.

May 06, 2014

Kovtun steps down ahead of elections

Marina Kovtun has resigned from her position Governor of Murmansk Oblast to be able to take part in the elections in September.

May 05, 2014

Enough evidence for Arctic claim

Russia has gathered enough scientific evidence to substantiate the country’s territorial claim for parts of the Arctic shelf to the UN, a Russian scientist said.

April 30, 2014

Editor wins over prosecutor

Karelian newspaper editor Yevgeny Belyanchikov, who was accused for extremism, won in a court case against the prosecutor’s office.

April 29, 2014

Environmental cooperation will continue

Norway and Russia agree on continuing environmental discussions in spite of political and economic sanctions following the Crimean crisis. The two countries are also making the first preparations for joint oil extraction in the Barents Sea.

April 29, 2014

Canada skips Arctic Council meeting over Ukraine

Canada’s environment Minister and Chair of the Artic Council Leona Aglukkaq says Canada is taking a “principled stand” against Russia by not attending an Arctic Council meeting in Moscow this week.

April 16, 2014

Russia to resume Bulava tests

Russia plans to resume testing of the submarine-launched ballistic missile Bulava this summer. The country’s two newest strategic nuclear-powered submarines will start trials as soon as the ice conditions in the White Sea will allow.

April 15, 2014

Wants to stop drilling on border to Russia

Norway should not drill for oil along the border to Russia in today’s political situation following the annexation of Crimea, says leader of Parliament’s Energy Committee.

April 15, 2014