Atle Staalesen

Mayor of militarised border municipality Pechenga wins reward for local draft

Andrei Kuznetsov gets 229,000 rubles (€2,320) from the Murmansk regional Reserve Fund for his efforts to recruit local men for the war of aggression against Ukraine
April 15, 2024

Norwegians, Americans build Arctic satellite station against enemy cruise missiles

It will be built at Andøya, northern Norway, and be the first of its kind outside the USA.
April 11, 2024

Submariners from Russia's Northern Fleet fight and fall in Ukraine

A significant number of sailors from the naval base towns in the Kola Peninsula are killed in Russia's war of aggression.
April 10, 2024

New low for the people of Pechenga

The population of the far northern Russian border municipality once counted almost 60,000. By January 2024, the number had dropped to below 30,000.
April 09, 2024

Sanctions are about to wreck Moscow's grand Arctic projects

A collapse looms over Novatek's plans for the Arctic LNG 2. Several more projects might follow.
April 08, 2024

"This is a historical strengthening of our Armed Forces"

Norway will almost double its military spending and reach 3 percent of GDP by 2036, a new long-term defence plan shows.
April 05, 2024

Murmansk Governor Andrei Chibis injured in knife attack

The regional leader was stabbed in the stomach during a visit to the town of Apatity.
April 04, 2024

Norway establishes Arctic base for long-range drones

The Nordic country is buying big drones that are to enhance its ability to control maritime interests areas in the Barents Sea. They will be based at Andøya, 300 km north of the Arctic Circle.
April 03, 2024

Another Chinese LNG module arrives in Belokamenka

This week's delivery of the 14th plant module allows energy company Novatek to complete construction of a second production unit for the Arctic LNG 2.
April 03, 2024

As Helsinki prepares new measures against Russian hybrid operations, President Stubb makes visit to the border

The newly elected Head of State started his trip to the region of North Karelia with a visit to the border-crossing point of Niirala.
March 27, 2024

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Atle is journalist and Publisher of the Independent Barents Observer.

In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer. He was editor until 2009 and later worked as journalist and project coordinator for several European cross-border cooperation projects. In late 2015, following a conflict over editorial rights, he re-established the Barents Observer as an independent and non-profit stock company along with the rest of the newspaper crew.  

Atle has a degree in Russian studies from the University of Oslo and studied journalism at the Moscow State University.

atle@thebarentsobserver.com
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