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Iceland & Ukraine: Iceland Could Accept Up To 2,000 Ukrainian Refugees, Russian Embassy Vandalised
Up to 2,000 Ukrainian refugees could come to Iceland and apply for international protection, RÚV reports, and Vísir reports that the Minister of Justice will be allowing these refugees to apply for asylum in Iceland without having to go through the usual…
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Waking Up To A War In My Home Country
Thursday, February 24, 2022, might as well be the longest day of my life. I woke up to a message with a crying emoji from my friend. “She’s just stressed before her driving exam”, I thought, and continued to open another message—this…
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Iceland & Ukraine: Refugee Committee Reaching A Conclusion, NATO Traffic Will Increase At Airport
As Parliament struggles with the subject of refugees from Ukraine and elsewhere, Vísir reports that the Refugee Committee is just about prepared to reach a decision on how many Ukrainian refugees to accept and when. [su_pullquote]Easter is drawing closer and now we…
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Iceland & Ukraine: Justice Minister Slammed, Russian Vodka Off Shelves, Street May Change Name
As Iceland is still in the process of deciding how many Ukrainian refugees to accept and when, Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson faced fierce opposition in Parliament yesterday when he attempted to push through a bill proposing changes to the Law On…
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Invasion Of Ukraine: Protests Continue, Iceland’s Government Responds, Telecoms Offer Free Calls To Ukraine
Following last week’s protests held by Russian citizens and others in Iceland against the Russian invasion, more protests were held over the weekend. [su_pullquote]Tired of winter? Grapevine’s Box Of Winter Darkness will keep your spirits up until spring – click here for…
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Russians Protest Invasion, Refugee Committee To Discuss Ukraine
A large gathering of Russian citizens and others opposed to the invasion of Ukraine gathered near the Russian embassy in downtown Reykjavík yesterday, Vísir reports. [su_pullquote]Tired of winter? Grapevine’s Box Of Winter Darkness will keep your spirits up until spring – click…
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RVK Newscast 168: All Covid Restrictions Lifted
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Today Grapevine journalist Josie Anne dips her toe into the latest news from Iceland: an end to Covid restrictions, updates in the ’Fishrot Files’ case, and the Icelandic response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. [su_pullquote]Tired of winter?…
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Russians In Iceland & Icelandic Government Condemn Invasion Of Ukraine, Protests Planned
Shortly after Russian forces began an offensive against Ukraine in the early morning hours today, an announcement was sent to the Grapevine that Russian citizens living in Iceland are planning to protest against this invasion this afternoon near the Russian embassy in…
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Protests At Harpa For LGBT Rights In Russia
This morning, a group of people gathered outside of the Harpa concert hall to protest against the Russian government’s stance on LGBT rights for its citizens, reports Vísir. Protest against Russian policy The Arctic Council meeting is taking place at Harpa this…
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RVK Newscast #103: New Cold War Meeting In Iceland And COVID At Eurovision
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov will meet American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Iceland on May 20th, for a kind of New Cold War summit. At least 22% of people in Iceland have now been vaccinated, and 28% of…
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Russian Long-Range Bombers Spotted Within NATO Airspace Near Iceland
Unauthorised Russian aircraft entered NATO airspace near Iceland, according to a statement from the Icelandic Coast Guard. Italian aircraft stationed in Iceland flew from Keflavík Airport on July 3rd to meet the Russian planes. Russian long-range bombers were were first spotted South…
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Hatari Opens Their Rainbow Wings In Russia
This weekend, Hatari traveled to Moscow to perform in their most unpredictable show to date. The Icelandic group took with them some costumes and ideas that could’ve been very dangerous, with a very clear display of LGBTQIA+* pride in one of their…
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Enter Galactic: Comic Artist Galactic Deer Sheds Light On The Reality Of Russian Queer Youth
Galactic Deer, a nonbinary artist originally from Russia who now lives in Iceland, is on a mission. Their new autobiographical comics series is, at first glance, very cute and charmingly drawn. But the issues it explores run deeper than this, and for…
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Wikileaks Editor: Democratic Party Needs To ‘Come To Terms’ With Lessons Of 2016
With the Mueller report now released to US Attorney General William Barr, and what we know of the findings so far showing no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 US presidential elections, Democrats are…
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Two Russian Anti-Sub Bombers Fly Near Iceland, Escorted Away By Italian Jets
The Icelandic Coast Guard (LHG) has announced that two Russian Tupolev Tu-142 anti-submarine bombers flew into NATO airspace, prompting immediate response. According to the announcement, the bombers neither announced their arrival to air traffic control ahead of time nor had their radar…
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US Marine Corps Believes Russia Could Invade Iceland
Part of the extensive NATO exercises currently being held in Iceland include an exercise conducted by the US Marine Corps that would defend Iceland from invasion by Russia. The Marine Corps Times reports that while top brass at the corps are reluctant…
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Icelandic Police Reportedly Enjoying Themselves In Russia
Five Icelandic police officers are in Moscow for the World Cup, although not just to support their country’s team. RÚV reports there are five Icelandic police officers in Moscow right now, acting as an arm of Icelandic law enforcement and generally looking…
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Iceland’s Men’s Football Team Bringing 2,900 Pairs Of Socks To Russia
In what is being criticised as excessive and wasteful, Iceland’s team is bringing an inexplicable 2,900 pairs of socks to the World Cup in Russia this year, strictly for personal use. Fréttablaðið reports that Vakandi, an organisation dedicated to, amongst other things,…
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Russian Sanctions On Iceland Hinder World Cup Preparations
The trade sanctions imposed by Russia on Iceland three years ago have had a grave impact on Iceland’s preparations for the 2018 World Cup, RÚV reports. The decision to boycott Icelandic products was meant to be a countermeasure to the heavy sanctions…
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Russia Won’t Let Icelandic Airlines Fly To China, Japan And South Korea
Planned flights from Iceland to China, Japan and South Korea will not be happening any time soon, as Russia has still not granted Iceland permission to fly over their airspace. Sources close to the Icelandic tourist industry website Turisti.is say the reason…
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Russia And Its Diplomats: Where Does Iceland Stand?
Minister of Foreign Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þorðarson confirmed yesterday on national television that Iceland would not expel Russian diplomats from Iceland but it would nonetheless take other measures to show solidarity with other Western countries, RÚV reports. In line with its size…
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Iceland’s President Offers Subtle Congratulations To Putin
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson offered his congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin on being re-elected, with a carefully coded message that seems to directly reference current events. In Guðni’s words of congratulations to Putin, Guðni emphasised that relations between Iceland and Russia…
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Icelandic Authorities Are Considering Boycotting The World Cup
According to a report from RÚV, the Icelandic government is now considering boycotting the 2018 World Cup hosted in Russia to show solidarity with the UK after a neurotoxic attack against a former spy and his daughter on British soil. If Icelandic…