It’s interesting how many people—both in Russia and in exile—who didn’t give a shit about the regime’s environmental damage across the country are now suddenly concerned about pollution from burning oil facilities during the war.

Det er flaut at regjeringens øverste representant på #Svalbard finner det like naturlig å bruke penger i en restaurant eid av et terrorregime som å bruke penger i en medlemseid norsk Coop-butikk. (sitatet er hentet fra Svalbardposten).

Kremlin propaganda is now deliberately fusing the memory of World War II with Russia’s war in Ukraine, recasting a present-day invasion as if it were the same historic fight for survival. It leans on the past to justify the present, distorting both in the process. (1/2)

Swedish Air Force says it intercepted two Russian Tu-22M3 intermediate-range (not “strategic”) bombers over the Baltic today. One photo shows a nuclear-capable Kh-32 air-to-surface missile under the belly of one of the bombers.

The more I read from Trump, the more optimistic I become about the future of independent media.

"The Russian economy can only enter one of two scenarios: long-term decline or shock. Either way, they will continue on a downslope to a financial disaster.’’

Today marks 30 years since we presented our report on mismanaged ☢️ safety within 🇷🇺 Northern Fleet at the G7 Nuclear Safety & Security Summit in Moscow. The report became the first to be banned from 🇷🇺 bookstores after the collapse of the of the USSR. Facts have always been dangerous for the FSB.

The Norwegian media foundation Tinius Trust has extended its support for the Barents Observer and its Russian-language journalists in exile

I'm very happy to welcome Farida Kurbangaleeva to our team of Russian-language journalists in exile. Journalism is no crime, so our plan is to provide more of it across the border up here in the North.

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A drone attack reportedly took place as the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia was preparing to launch a rocket

Tonight in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square, a sea of young Hungarians—who’ve only ever known Orbán’s corrupt, suffocating regime—are packed together, singing, chanting, and daring to dream of freedom again. Their hope is raw, their courage is real. The heart of Europe is beating in Budapest tonight. 🇭🇺❤️🇪🇺

I gotta say that for all the trepidation about the stealth capabilities and threat from Russian submarines, NATO intelligence sure seems to know a lot about their operations.

Fin artikkel hvor jeg får belyst litt hvordan den statsstyrte propagandatrompeten TASS fungerer på en dag som denne. www.tv2.no/nyheter/russ...

De forente arabiske emirater 🇦🇪 er det 49. landet som tiltrer Svalbardtraktaten.

Disgrace 🇺🇸.

Today, April 7, marks the 37th anniversary of the sinking of Komsoloets submarine in the Norwegian Sea. A study published last week shows no signs leakage of weapons-grade plutonium from the two ☢️ warheads onboard.

In interview, a rogue Trump threatens to leave NATO. “Oh yes, I would say [it’s] beyond reconsideration,” he said. “I was never swayed by Nato. I always knew they were a paper tiger...” www.bbc.com/news/live/c3... Russia and China don’t have to do anything. Trump is doing the work for them.

Deltar i Polyteknisk Forenings #PolyPod om Svalbard. Spennende tider! 🛰️ 🏔️ ❄️ 🚀 🛳️ 📸 🇧🇻 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🇺🇸

A return to the past: Amid widespread shutdowns of mobile internet services, the head of Russia’s largest telecommunications company has advised people to return to fixed-line communication. www.thebarentsobserver.com/democracy-an... #BackInTheUSSR (My photo from 1991, Norilsk, Siberia).

Worth noting that Donald Trump just announced the end of NATO and the Special Relationship in one tweet.

Ildar Neverov, Moscow's provocator in Barentsburg (🇳🇴Svalbard), got himself a new tracksuit. Promoting a rotten state that collapsed 35 years ago. Here together with GRU-linked consul general Andrei Chemerilo and priest Gramatik.

PR-tips til Støre: Gjør som Thailands statsminister 👍🤗

Worries grow in Norway as #Murmansk becomes Russia's main oil export hub.

Kutt i veibruksavgift blir som å pisse i buksa for å holde varmen. Forsinker omstilling bort fra olje. Øk heller momsfritaksgrensen på elbiler til 500k slik at flere får råd til å komme seg bort fra petro-avhengighet.

Honestly, this historic heat dome across the West is really hard to put into words for me. Temperatures over 110°F (43°C) in March, shattering all-time monthly records on multiple consecutive days, and not just by a little. ➡️ I can confirm this is human-caused climate change. polarwx.com/models/

The EU and Iceland are close friends. Our security is shared, and so are the challenges we face. Today’s signature of an EU-Iceland Security and Defence Partnership takes our relationship to the next level. (1/2)

Russian film wins Oscar for best documentary. And media inside 🇷🇺 don't report about it 🤣😂. Great film by the way! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9150...

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

A good story by YLE about life in our border region with Russia. In my opinion, it is high time to ban port calls by all Russian vessels to northern Norway. It is also high time to close Russia's Provocation Consulate in Kirkenes.

Norwegian police moves counter-hybrid training to northern frontier as Russia prepares law permitting cross-border body snatching.

The Soviet flag flew high, welcoming the 'Professor Molchanov' to Barentsburg - the first of 10 voyages this year with passengers coming directly from Murmansk to Svalbard. (Photo: Arktikugol)

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office is classifying the Barents Secretariat as an "undesirable organisation" arguing it stimulates protest activities and promotes LGBT communities.

Crazy stuff: A new 🇷🇺 law allows the use of soldiers "to protect Russian citizens in the event of their arrest, criminal prosecution, or other prosecution by foreign courts." rg.ru/2026/03/10/a...

Russia provides Iran with intelligence to target U.S. forces. Trump grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war.

Important observations by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine: Repression Against Researchers Undermines Russia’s Position in the Arctic. szru.gov.ua/en/news-medi...

Journalism is one of few things that scares Putin.

There are currently 3 NATO surveillance aircraft heading north and along Russia's border. 1) 🇸🇪 Gulfstream 4 2) NATO Boeing E-3B Sentry AWACS 3) 🇬🇧 RC-135W Rivet Joint The AWSCS was just refuelled over 🇫🇮. Something interesting is in the air...

"Climate change and increased access to the Arctic Ocean will create a strategic security dilemma between NATO and Russia, as well as the United States and China ... the faultline between Russia and NATO will become more and more visible." @tomyulsman.bsky.social time.com/7380037/arct...

Det Espen Barth Eide her sier til VG viser med all tydelighet hvor lite han forstår av måten Moskva i årene etter 2014 fullstendig ga blaffen i oppfølging av vedtak i Menneskerettsdomstolen i Strasbourg.

One business doing very well in Russia: Funerals. Turnover in the sector rose 7.7% in 2024 to 108.3 billion rubles (€1.2 billion) and increased by a further 12.7% from January to April 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to The Insider. theins.ru/obshestvo/28...

Putin is making Russia small again: ”Our model suggests that Russian casualties are now between 1.1m and 1.4m, of whom 230,000-430,000 are dead. That would mean one in 25 Russian men between the ages of 18 and 49 may have been killed or severely wounded since the start of the full-scale war.”

Kirkenes marks 4 years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Semyon Kravchenko returned from 🇳🇴 to 🇷🇺 in the north. At Borisoglebsk checkpoint he was beaten after FSB officers found "evidence of support to Ukraine" on his mobile phone. Today he serves a 14-year jail sentence.

Russia's Consulate General in Kirkenes arranged "consular services day" in Bodø and has posted this photo. WTF does the St. George’s ribbon (on the table) has to do with "consular services? This is pure evil war propaganda in northern Norway.

Cool to be quoted in the great TIME story by Tom Yulsman. The topic, though, is pretty serious and not cool at all 🇷🇺☢️🚀❄️.

Islands statsminister har den tillit til eget folk som Støre mangler.

Kirkenes. 20/2-2026.