As Norway’s prime minister sounds the alarm over Putin possibly looking to exert force in the Arctic, Richard Williams, based in Norway, talks to locals living in fear and reports on the escalating tensions around the icy archipelago that would give Russia the power to ‘directly threaten’ the UK

UK’s defence secretary has warned Russia poses ‘greatest threat to Arctic and High North security since the Cold War’ amid growing military presence

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