Father and son prosecuted for opposing war and supporting opposition

The Barents Observer is a journalist-owned online newspaper covering the Euro-Arctic region and northern Russia. Focused on delivering cross-border journalism, the Barents Observer provides daily news reports from Scandinavia, Russia and the Arctic. Our dedicated and experienced team of …

2 days ago · The General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund has spent more than two decades on cultivating ties with the US establishment. Kirill Dmitriev today has close friends in both the Kremlin and the Washington DC. He is now apparently a key go-between for the Kremlin and the White House. The ...

2 days ago · While the U.S. was absent from the Paris meeting where 30 army chiefs from across the alliance met on Tuesday, two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers showed practical deterrence by conducting live weapons drop in northern Sweden.

Oct 3, 2024 · Russian fishing vessels made hundreds of port calls to Tromsø, Båtsfjord and Kirkenes in 2023 and first half of 2024. Crew are disembarking and embarking day and night, but only one sanctioned item was confiscated, according to customs data obtained by …

Oct 23, 2024 · The USS Jason Dunham and USS Stout are part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group currently operating further south outside Norway.. Although the U.S. Naval Forces Europe in a press-release Wednesday evening tells that this is a “route maritime operates in the Barents Sea”, facts are different. US surface warships have stayed away from these waters after Russia launched its full ...

Mar 7, 2025 · While Trump casts doubt on NATO policy, B-52s make first ever bomb drops over Lapland This is the first time bombs have been dropped by United States strategic bombers, hitting targets in Rovajärvi firing range, a short 100 km from Finland's northern border with Russia.

Jul 15, 2024 · As reported by the Barents Observer on Sunday, the nuclear-powered submarine Tambov, the destroyer Admiral Levchenko and the landing vessel Ivan Green suddenly departed the Baltic Sea.. On Monday, the Norwegian Armed Forces informs that the warships are in Skagerrak south of Norway. The Barents Observer has got new photos showing that the Tambov sails along on the surface.

Trust and paradox: The United States and Russia in the Arctic As Russia, China and the United States jockey and balance their capabilities, legal rights, perceived rights and commercial and security interests in the High North, better lines of communications need be established, and perhaps, a new security architecture to maintain the cooperative and …

Jan 20, 2025 · The Barents Observer departs X We will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), as the social media platform has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.