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// THE CRUX The war in Ukraine has strained peaceful coexistence and severed local ties in Svalbard, though experts assess Russia's direct military ambition on the archipelago remains restrained by international treaty.

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What does the remote Svalbard archipelago have to do with Russia's invasion of Ukraine? | DW News

17 places, in order of mention

00:01SvalbardSvalbard, also known as Spitsbergen, is part of Norway
00:03Norwayis part of Norway, but Russia has treaty rights
00:04RussiaRussia has treaty rights to exploit the archipelago's
00:16LongyearbyenAlexandra von Nahmen traveled to Longyearbyen in Spitsbergen
00:39Ukrainefallout from the war in Ukraine
02:19Barentsburgcomes from the official Barentsburg
03:28BarentsburgWe are now on our way to Barentsburg
05:27ArcticThe Arctic, with its resources and new maritime routes
05:55OsloInstitute for Defence Studies in Oslo
10:28Ukraineto go to war against Ukraine
12:17Barents Seathat is the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean
12:19Arctic Oceanand the Arctic Ocean
14:06SandefjordTobias Sæthe | Sandefjord, Norway
15:19Asiafor shipping between Asia and Europe
15:20Europebetween Asia and Europe
15:41Norway-Russia Borderclose to Norwegian borders, also houses the Russian Northern Fleet
18:46BarentsburgRussia has a settlement in Barentsburg