Russia is completing the creation of the largest military base on the Novosibirsk Islands. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. “We are not hiding it from anyone - we have actually completed the creation of a base on the Novosibirsk Islands, on Kotelny Island. It's such a big base ...
President Barack Obama on Tuesday will propose an accelerated plan for the purchase of a new heavy icebreaker for the US Arctic region, where accelerated ice melting has led to increased maritime traffic and, in terms of available resources, the US lags behind Russia. Supporters of the development of the Arctic - including ...
The Russian delegation was invited to an international conference on cooperation in the Arctic, which is scheduled for late August in the American city of Anchorage. “Russia has received an invitation. The delegation of Russian experts will be headed by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak ", - said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. ...
Russia has re-submitted to the UN an application to expand the boundaries of the continental shelf in the Arctic by joining the Lomonosov Ridge and other sections of the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. The Russian application says that these bottom areas are natural components of the continental margin - namely ...
US President Barack Obama authorized oil production in the Chukchi Sea by issuing the appropriate permit to the Shell concern. Drilling work in the Arctic Ocean in the area between Kamchatka and Alaska will begin next summer. Environmentalists have already called the decision of the head of the White House “another...
The Russian military command announced another sudden test of combat readiness - this time in the Arctic. Officially, this was done by order of President Putin. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Monday that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered on Monday morning to bring...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the possibility of protecting state interests in the Arctic by means of armed struggle. "A permanent military presence in the Arctic and the possibility of protecting state interests by means of armed struggle is considered as an integral part of the general policy of ensuring national security," said ...