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Finland's first F-35 landed in Rovaniemi to the Lapland Air Wing at 17.45 local time on Friday, September 18.

Photo: Finnish Air Force

Finland’s first F-35s arrive in Rovaniemi, but Norwegian airspace approval for East Finnmark remains uncertain

A military expert believes Norway’s self-imposed restrictions on allied fighter aircraft flying east of 28 degrees longitude over Finnmark will eventually come to an end as F-35 operators across northern Europe intensify their cooperation.

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RUSSIA ON SVALBARD: Situated on the western coast of Spitsbergen along Grønfjorden, Barentsburg is a Russian state-owned mining settlement with some 300 inhabitants.

Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Norway makes it harder for Ukraine to seize Russian ships at Svalbard

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security on Friday adopted a special regulation aimed at safeguarding the supply lines to Svalbard, including the Russian settlement of Barentsburg. Moscow is likely to portray the move as a victory, according to two Svalbard experts who spoke to the Barents Observer.

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