Arctic

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The Arctic is portrayed as a strategically vital region for Russia, with ongoing efforts to expand its continental shelf and assert sovereignty over areas such as the Gakkel Ridge. It features in discussions of military modernization, including increased naval presence, development of Arctic infrastructure, and heightened tensions with NATO due to Western military activities in the region.

Recent coverage

• An updated strategy for the development of the Arctic is planned to be prepared within 2-3 months — Интерфакс
• Greece shielded its oligarch's business and blocked EU sanctions against Russia — Вести
• Russian Foreign Ministry: NATO actions increase risk of negative incidents in the Arctic — Ведомости
• Approximately 50 billion rubles to be allocated for flood protection of the Far East — Вести
• A plant for platinum and palladium extraction has been built in the Arctic — Вести
• Russian ports increased transshipment by 5.8%. Baltics delivered but did not surrender — Фонтанка
• Patrushev Reveals What Would Have Threatened Russia Without Retaining the Soviet Fleet — Вести
• If Russia had sent the Soviet fleet 'on spikes' in the 1990s, it would not have Black Sea, Baltic or Arctic today — ТАСС (Telegram)
• El País learns about NATO's preparation for a maritime mission in the North Atlantic — Коммерсантъ
• Danish Prime Minister Reminds That Greenland Is Not For Sale — Вести
• Unusual heat broke temperature records in the Canadian Arctic — Москва 24
• Senator Nurgalieva Highlights the Role of Women in Developing the Economy of the Far East and the Arctic — Вести
• Patrushev points out how the military alliance of Northern Europe and Ukraine complicates the situation in the Arctic, North, Baltic, and Black Seas — Интерфакс
• Britain plans to combat Russian submarines in the Arctic — Вести
• Russia is working on claims to the disputed Gakkel Ridge — Вести
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is preparing justifications for Russia's claims on the Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic — Ведомости
• Most of Russia's application to expand the Arctic shelf has been approved — Коммерсантъ
• Russian Foreign Ministry: Most of Russia's Arctic Continental Shelf Expansion Claim Approved — Вести
• Government declares need for large-scale ship renewal in the Arctic — Вести
• Pentagon plans to expand Alaska air base for Arctic and Pacific operations — Интерфакс