The European Union’s 16th sanctions package against aggressor state Russia includes restrictions on several oil tankers ...

If dictator Putin is not stopped, he will look for the next areas in his sphere of interest. That could be us,' says Magnus ...

Norway and the United Kingdom on Thursday declared to kickstart work towards a deeper and more ambitious defence agreement. "We share the same security challenges, increasing threats, and commitment ...

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The Barents Observer follows the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press and the document Right and Duties of the Editor. We report under full editorial independence and have no external interference.

A new law that threatens perpetrators with up to five years of jail for tearing down pro-war propaganda posters and symbols was this week adopted by the State Duma, Russia’s lower part of parliament.

That suggests that the deployment of Nato ground forces in Finnish Lapland will likely increase Russian espionage efforts. Last week it was confirmed that Nato’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) will be ...

After 14 years behind bars in the US for arms smuggling, Bout was in 2022 released as part of a prisoner swop. Since his return to Russia, the 59 year old criminal has served as regional politician in ...