Arctic region news
Find the latest news and updates on the Arctic region. It is the northernmost region of Earth, located within the Arctic Circle. Get the news on RT about development and exploration of the Arctic. Territories belonging to Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Russia, Greenland, Canada, and the US comprise the Arctic. It is a region of strategic importance for the entire world in terms of global warming. Some countries still have disputes over the Arctic. Don’t miss the breaking news and reports on cooperation and confrontation between the states comprising the region. From time to time, drilling for oil and gas takes place in the Arctic region, which causes damage to the environment - get the latest breaking news.
- Veteran diplomat becomes new US envoy for Arctic as Washington seeks greater role in region
The Trump administration on Wednesday named a special envoy for the Arctic, filling a post that had been vacant for more than three years. Washington is seeking a greater role in the region, trying to blunt growing Russian and Chinese influence...Jul 29, 2020 16:15Newsline - US ‘late to the party’ in the Arctic after ‘aggressive’ Russia & China, but will still ‘succeed,’ says PompeoWashington and its allies have been too slow to react to Russian and Chinese expansion in the Arctic, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Still, the US will “succeed” in entrenching there, he believes.Jul 22, 2020 19:24World News
- Russia supplies first shipment of Arctic oil to ChinaRussian energy giant Gazprom Neft has started supplying crude from its Novy Port Arctic oil field to China. The first batch amounting to 144,000 tons of crude was delivered to Yantai port, the company announced.Jul 13, 2020 11:04Business News
- Russia starts building world’s largest & most powerful nuclear icebreaker for Arctic sea voyagesRussia’s Zvezda shipyard has begun construction of the first Leader-class nuclear icebreaker, according to Rosatom subsidiary Rosatomflot. The flagship vessel will be named ‘Russia’.Jul 12, 2020 06:58Business News
- Criminal case opened against Norilsk mayor following massive Siberian oil spill that threatens Arctic OceanNearly two weeks after an ecological disaster that has shocked environmental activists both in Russia and abroad, the top local official in Norilsk is to be prosecuted for ‘negligence.’Jun 11, 2020 11:24Russia News
- Trump orders polar ICEBREAKER FLEET build-up for ‘strong Arctic security presence’President Donald Trump has instructed his agencies to begin the buildup of a “fleet of polar security icebreakers” that would be fully operational by 2029, citing the need to protect US interests in the Arctic and the Antarctic.Jun 9, 2020 17:10World News
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