The Barents Observer

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Europe's northernmost independent English-Russian online newspaper. Fighting censorship, supporting democracy!

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 20

The Barents Observer will no longer post content on X as the social media platform has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda. Find us at Bluesky 🦋: bsky.app/profile/thebar… thebarentsobserver.com/news/the-baren…

BarentsNews's tweet card. 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.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 10

Russian Arctic shipping continues to grow, but results are less than half-way to Kremlin's target thebarentsobserver.com/news/shipping-…

BarentsNews's tweet card. For years, Vladimir Putin has insisted that annual shipments on the far northern route should reach 80 million tons by 2024. The result was 37,9 million tons.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 19

Journalist, who wrote poems about political prisoners, is fined for 'discreditation of Russian army' thebarentsobserver.com/democracy-and-…

BarentsNews's tweet card. Denis Pogrebnoy from Karelia posted poems about 'foreign agents' and political prisoners on his social media page.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 18

"Norway deplores the sentencing.... The independence of lawyers must be protected. Defending political dissidents is not a crime". Norwegian Foreign Ministry @NorwayMFA made a statement. Read more: thebarentsobserver.com/news/navalny-l…

BarentsNews's tweet card. All three are charged with participating in an “extremist organization”.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 17

Norway is sounding the alarm after discovering that Russia is no longer only disrupting the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) across the border, but also spoofing GPS signals, an attack that can cause significant disruption to commercial aviation thebarentsobserver.com/news/we-were-s…

BarentsNews's tweet card. Norway is sounding the alarm after discovering that Russia is no longer only jamming the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) across the border, but also spoofing GPS signals, an attack that...

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 17

Navalny lawyers sentenced to prison terms All three have been charged with participating in an “extremist organization”. Photo by: @mediazona_en thebarentsobserver.com/news/navalny-l…

BarentsNews's tweet image. Navalny lawyers sentenced to prison terms All three have been charged with participating in an “extremist organization”. Photo by: @mediazona_en

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 16

The Polar Lithium project in the Kola Peninsula is included in new US sanctions list thebarentsobserver.com/news/americans…

BarentsNews's tweet card. The Polar Lithium project in the Kola Peninsula is included in the new US sanctions list.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 16

Both reactors on the 'Akademik Lomonosov' have reloaded the uranium fuel elements for the first time since the floating nuclear power plant was put into operation in 2020. thebarentsobserver.com/news/floating-…

BarentsNews's tweet card. Both reactors on the Akademik Lomonosov have reloaded the uranium fuel elements for the first time since the floating nuclear power plant was put into operation in 2020.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 16

Halfwit lawmaker says Russia should take over Svalbard, establish bases. thebarentsobserver.com/news/halfwit-l…

BarentsNews's tweet card. Andrei Gurylev, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, told the Russia-1 channel it is necessary to move from joint development of Svalbard to a Russian option.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 15

VIDEO-STORY: Join us on a flight via the remotest small airports inside the Arctic Circle during the polar night just as one of the biggest storms of the winter season hits. Will the propeller aircraft make it through? #Widerøe LINK: thebarentsobserver.com/travel/propell…

BarentsNews's tweet image. VIDEO-STORY: Join us on a flight via the remotest small airports inside the Arctic Circle during the polar night just as one of the biggest storms of the winter season hits.
Will the propeller aircraft make it through? #Widerøe

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 15

Andrei Gurulyov, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, told the Russia-1 channel it is necessary to move from joint development of #Svalbard to a Russian option. thebarentsobserver.com/news/halfwit-l…

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 15

After Ukrainian drone attacks on Engels airbase, Russia rely more on the strategically important Olenya airbase in the Murmansk region. thebarentsobserver.com/security/bombe…

BarentsNews's tweet card. Tu-95MS bombers from Olenya airfield in the Murmansk region are Wednesday launching a large-scale attack with cruise missiles against Ukraine.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 15

Video: Propeller plane vs snowstorm during polar night. Will the aircraft make it through northern #Norway? We fly one of the fascinating routes connecting remote Arctic towns just as one of the biggest storms of the winter season hits. #Widerøe thebarentsobserver.com/travel/propell…

BarentsNews's tweet card. Will the aircraft make it through northern Norway?

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 14

US sanctions target new Murmansk seaport #Lavna thebarentsobserver.com/news/us-sancti…

BarentsNews's tweet card. The port of Lavna is built to help Russian companies re-orient trade and circumnavigate international sanctions. Now the grand infrastructure object in the Kola Bay is itself put on the sanction list.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 14

The Norwegians’ loud voices for the Barents Sea to become a new big oil province seems to fade out before it hardly started. thebarentsobserver.com/news/only-one-…

BarentsNews's tweet card. The Norwegians’ loud voices for the Barents Sea to become a new big oil province seems to fade out before it hardly started.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 14

We are deeply thankful for receiving the Sønsteby Award 2025. “In an era where independent journalism is constantly facing new challenges, the Barents Observer has set a high standard for fact-checking and accountability,” the Sønsteby Memorial Fund says.

BarentsNews's tweet image. We are deeply thankful for receiving the Sønsteby Award 2025. “In an era where independent journalism is constantly facing new challenges, the Barents Observer has set a high standard for fact-checking and accountability,” the Sønsteby Memorial Fund says.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 13

Paralysis looms over Moscow's Arctic oil. New US sanctions deal unprecedented blow to hydrocarbon extraction in the remote region thebarentsobserver.com/news/paralysis…

BarentsNews's tweet card. New US sanctions deal an unprecedented blow to the companies that over the past decade have developed major oil and gas resources in one of the most remotest parts of the planet.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 8

After more than six years of upgrades, the old Bryansk submarine will soon be sailing deterrence patrols in the northeast Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean with 16 submarine-launched ballistic missiles. thebarentsobserver.com/security/upgra…

BarentsNews's tweet card. After more than six years of upgrades, the old Bryansk will soon be sailing deterrence patrols in the northeast Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean with 16 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 7

Ramzan Kadyrov's militant network is expanding across Russia, including in the Kola Peninsula thebarentsobserver.com/news/kadyrovs-…

BarentsNews's tweet card. The military instructors of Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov are preparing Russian men for war and a militant organisation with links to Chechnya is establishing itself in a growing number of regions,...

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The Barents Observer@BarentsNews · Jan 6

A key part of combat training for the Russian navy’s new frigates in 2025 will be long-distance sailings. In #Severomorsk, the Admiral Gorshkov was welcomed home after a voyage that lasted 226 days. thebarentsobserver.com/news/northern-…

BarentsNews's tweet card. A key part of combat training for the Russian navy’s new frigates in 2025 will be long-distance sailings. In Severomorsk, the Admiral Gorshkov was welcomed home after a voyage that lasted 226 days.

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