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

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Repercussions of Russia's war on Ukraine can be felt as far away as Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. Though the archipelago is part of Norway, a 1920 treaty gives Russia the right to exploit its natural resources, and some settlements there are populated mainly by Russians.

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