Why Russia plans to revive its ghost town on Norwegian soil | Foreign correspondent

Why Russia plans to revive its ghost town on Norwegian soil | Foreign correspondent

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This week, Foreign Correspondent journalist Stephanie March travels to one of the most remote places on earth: the Arctic Archipelago of Spitsbergen.

It is also one of the most geostrategic places on Earth and is part of a struggle for power between Russian and NATO countries in the Arctic.

Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has left the once peaceful Norwegian territory of Spitsbergen in a place of tension.

Russia has the archipelago in its grip and where both communities once lived peacefully, accusations of propaganda, provocation – even sabotage – are now leveled against Russia.

In this report we investigate why this unique and beautiful location is so important and how tensions are escalating.

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