The week's main news from the Barents ObserverVoters in Finland head to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election important for the country’s foreign policy amid tensions with Russia. The Barents Observer spoke to those collecting signatures for Boris Nadezhdin, the only Russian presidential candidate who promises to end the war in Ukraine and free political prisoners. The police are interested in activists, people travel from other cities to sign for Nadezhdin, and the procedure itself is called a legal way to protest against the war and the Putin regime. The incrimination of the independent media outlet was initiated by member of State Duma Andrei Lugovoi, the man involved in the killing of Putin-critic Alexander Litvinenko. Finnish border guard on Thursday arrested 18 people from the Middle East who walked the snow from Russia.Aleksei Kosteev himself studied at the local School No 8 before he enrolled in the naval infantry, fought in Syria and was killed on the battlefield in Ukraine. The Pugnax and Audax are making it through the thick sea-ice of the Northern Sea Route on their way from China to the Kola Bay.
Voters in Finland head to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election important for the country’s foreign policy amid tensions with Russia.The Barents Observer spoke to those collecting signatures for Boris Nadezhdin, the only Russian presidential candidate who promises to end the war in Ukraine and free political prisoners. The police are interested in activists, people travel from other cities to sign for Nadezhdin, and the procedure itself is called a legal way to protest against the war and the Putin regime.The incrimination of the independent media outlet was initiated by member of State Duma Andrei Lugovoi, the man involved in the killing of Putin-critic Alexander Litvinenko.Finnish border guard on Thursday arrested 18 people from the Middle East who walked the snow from Russia.Aleksei Kosteev himself studied at the local School No 8 before he enrolled in the naval infantry, fought in Syria and was killed on the battlefield in Ukraine.The Pugnax and Audax are making it through the thick sea-ice of the Northern Sea Route on their way from China to the Kola Bay.
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Of the nine presidential candidates is Alexander Stubb with the National Coalition Party leading the latest polls. Photo: Thomas Nilsen | Divers Oleg Ballod and Michael Morreau from the Tromsø Underwater Club found an item that belonged to the “Tirpitz” WWII warship crew. Photo: Elizaveta Vereykina | Photo: Boris Nadezhdin’s Telegram channel | Screenshot: DOXA publication website | Finland shares a 1,240 km land border with Russia that is not allowed to cross in the terrain. Photo: Thomas Nilsen | Kids from School No 8 honor former graduate Aleksei Kosteev. Photo: School No 8 on social media VK | Heavy lift carrier Audax on its way across the Northern Sea Route on previous voyage. Photo: Rosatom January 24, 2024
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