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Russia to recover remains of Soviet-era nuclear submarines from Arctic seabed
Moscow had included funds in the draft federal budget for the recovery of the nuclear submarines from the Arctic seabed.
The U.S. and its allies have tried to cripple Russia’s energy industry, but Moscow has found loopholes time and again.
At its nearest point, Alaska is just 2.4 miles from Russia. In the remote Bering Sea, Little Diomede Island (belonging to the US) sits next to Big Diomede Island (part of Russia). In between them lies the international date line, which means the American ...
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US turns to Finland to close Arctic ‘icebreaker gap’ as Russia, China expand polar presence
Finland will provide four new icebreakers to America under a $6.1 billion agreement as the U.S. seeks to strengthen Arctic defense against Russia and China.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has continued to press Moscow over its annexation of Crimea and its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in a long-running civil war. But his Liberals have softened the previous Canadian administration's ...
"We see that Arctic cooperation is also very possible in our international context. For example, between the far east of Russia and the west coast of the US." Putin did not give details, nor did Trump, who spoke after Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
The first forest-climate project in the Russian Arctic has been launched in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YaNAO).
Russia in the Arctic is a "grave concern" to NATO, Iceland's foreign minister has said, as Moscow forges ahead with its military buildup and economic plans for one of the most austere, but strategically important, regions. "The Arctic remains central to ...