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Articles with tag "Arctic"

Putin Oversees Launch Ceremony for Russia’s Newest Nuclear Icebreaker

The Kremlin leader touted Russia’s icebreaker fleet as crucial for Arctic development and boosting cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route.

Russia’s Easy-to-Reach Mineral Deposits Nearly Depleted, Minister Says

“Geologists are forced to move further and further into the Arctic and difficult-to-reach regions of the Far East and Siberia,” Russia’s Natural...
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Pentagon Says Russia Deepening Cooperation With China in Arctic

U.S. defense officials said that, besides military cooperation, China serves as a major funder of Russian energy exploration in the Arctic region.
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Russia Says Intercepted U.S. Bomber Planes Over Arctic

Russia's Defense Ministry said it had scrambled fighter jets to intercept an "air target approaching the state border."
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Russia’s Radioactive Submarines Remain a Toxic Arctic Threat

The half-finished effort to clean up the remnants of the Soviet nuclear fleet took international cooperation, which the war made impossible.
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EU Firms Supply $630Mln in Equipment to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project Despite Sanctions

The largest suppliers were companies from Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
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In Photos: The Remote Arctic Settlement Where Alexei Navalny Spent His Final Weeks

The Moscow Times traveled to the town of Kharp, some 2,000 kilometers northeast of Moscow, where Navalny's prison colony is located.
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Russia Halts Annual Payments to Arctic Council

The United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden suspended participation in the Arctic Council over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
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Forest Destruction From Wildfires in Russia's North Tripled Since 2002 – Study

An average of more than 1.2 million hectares of Russia’s northern forests were ravaged by wildfires each year between 2012 and 2021.
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Putin Gives Go-Ahead to New Nuclear Icebreaker

The Leningrad is designed to carve through ice to allow trailing cargo ships easier passage through the frozen northern seas.
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Russia’s Isolation Hampers Climate Change Research in the Arctic – Study

"The ability to both track and further project the development of the Arctic biome following climate-induced ecosystem change has deteriorated,” reads...
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Alienated From West, Russia's Scientists Grapple With Working in Isolation

The isolation of Russian science has raised concerns over global cooperation on the world’s deepening climate and environmental crises. 
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IK-3: What We Know About Navalny's New Prison Facility in the Arctic

Accounts from current and former IK-3 prisoners describe a particularly harsh and isolated environment.
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Foreign Shareholders Suspend Participation in Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project – Kommersant

The companies are relinquishing their responsibilities to finance and fulfill offtake contracts, leaving Novatek at risk of financing the $25 billion project...
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Russian Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship Catches Fire in Arctic

The Sevmorput is one of Russia's four nuclear-powered merchant ships.
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Russia Ramps Up Arctic Route Ambitions

The new reactor, two of which were presented on Tuesday, is said to be "much lighter, much more compact and more powerful than previous similar reactors...
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Russia Warns of a ‘Crisis’ at Arctic Border With Finland

The head of the Murmansk region said hundreds of migrants were stranded in freezing temperatures and blamed Finland for not letting them in.
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As Russia’s Permafrost Thaws, Ancient Pathogens Risk Re-Awakening

Pathogens that are tens or even hundreds of thousands of years old may still be infectious once thawed, putting humanity at risk of never-before-seen diseases...
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Wandering Polar Bear in Northern Russia Sends Town Into 'High Alert'

In response to the polar bear’s regular intrusions into the town of Dikson, local officials arranged for a bus to safely transport children to and from...
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Kaliningrad Governor Says First Ship Arrives Via Arctic Sea Route

The vessel made a stop in the port town of Baltiysk while en route to St. Petersburg from Shanghai, Governor Anton Alikhanov said on social media.
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