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The ban enters force from midnight. Norway is now the only country allowing Russian vehicles with less than 10 seats to enter.

TIME captures Norway's High North, where a new Iron Curtain is coming down just miles away.

The first VVER-440/230 reactor at Kola Nuclear Power Plant was connected to the electricity grid on June 29, 1973. Western sanctions do not trouble the safety as most spare parts are made in Russia, says environmental watchdog Bellona. Barents Observer, By Thomas Nilsen June 23 The Kola plant became the world’s first to produce nuclear-generated…

The recent mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group exposed serious gaps in Russian President Vladimir Putin's defences.

The recent mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group exposed serious gaps in Russian President Vladimir Putin's defences.

Exiled to a place far above the Arctic Circle, a group of Russian journalists are working with Norwegians to break through the strict state controls that have gripped the media in their homeland.

KIRKENES, Norway - KIRKENES, Norway — In a place far above the Arctic Circle, a group of Russian journalists are working with Norwegians to break th

The war in Ukraine has put the frostbitten borderlands between Norway and Russia on heightened alert, while increasing the geostrategic importance of the Arctic.

"Russia has the capacity to map but also potentially to conduct actions against critical infrastructure," NATO's secretary general said in June.

"Russia has the capacity to map but also potentially to conduct actions against critical infrastructure," NATO's secretary general said in June.