Since the end of the Second World War, many people in northern Finland have refused to talk about the friendship they shared with German soldiers. Now, that’s starting to change.
Dock trials of Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant will start this summer. The plant will replace old power plants in Chukotka, where the government is planning a 5 billion rubles investment in onshore infrastructure.
Even though most diplomatic contacts are on freezing level between Norway and Russia, there are no changes for the annual Norwegian-Russian search and rescue exercises in the Barents Sea.
Seven activists protesting against the international military exercise Arctic Challenge were arrested for trespassing on Tuesday when they entered one of the airports taking part in the exercise, Swedish Radio’s local channel in Norrbotten reports.
Commander of the Northern Fleet Admiral Vladimir Korolyov has the highest salary of all of Russia’s fleet commanders. He even makes more than the Commander-in-chief of the Navy and the Minister of Defense.
