Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia, Konstantin Kosachev, said that the words of NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, that cooperation between Beijing and Moscow in the Arctic challenges the interests of the alliance are a direct threat to Russia. Earlier, NATO Secretary General called the cooperation of Russia and China in the Arctic
The total cost of projects for which the largest investment company in Russia, VEB.RF, signed agreements at the Eastern Economic Forum amounted to about 770 billion rubles, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the company. “Currently, VEB.RF is considering participating in the financing of 20 projects in the Far East and
In March 2019 I was living and working on Sakhalin. Inspired, I wrote a short piece about the North Sea Route of Russia. The focus was geopolitical rather than business as Russia had just introduced new rules of passage for all foreign ships, including warships and merchant vessels navigating through Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR).
During the ‘Umka’ exercise in the Arctic, Russian Navy servicemen tested the latest infrared SWIR camera, which is able to “see” through snow and camouflage, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Shvabe holding which is part of the Rostec state corporation. It is noted that the camera was developed by specialists
Three more companies from the Murmansk region will receive the status of a resident of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF), according to the Governor of the Murmansk region Andrey Chibis. “Three more applications from companies in the Murmansk region have been approved for obtaining the status of a resident of the Arctic
The regional competition of professional skills according to WorldSkills standards among reindeer breeders and fishermen has begun in the Nizhnekolymsky region in the north of Yakutia, TASS reports, referring to the methodologist of the Arctic College of the Peoples of the North Khristina Khristenko. It is noted that the competitions are held in several directions,
Danil Cherkalin is a self-taught photographer from the Krasnozersky District of the Novosibirsk region. He works as a rural journalist, learns photography, and never uses photo editors in his works, VN.ru reports. The 25-years-old photographer travels as a volunteer to the Arctic during his vacation. He bravely takes pictures even in dangerous circumstances to show the
Russian schoolchildren examined satellite images of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago and discovered an unknown island, Tsargrad reports. The Northern Fleet expedition has already confirmed the discovery. It is reported that the new island is located in the Vilkitsky Bay near the Northern Island of the archipelago. This land area was previously considered a cape, but
According to Russia’s Far East Investment and Export Agency, Indian companies IREL (Erstwhile Indian Rare Earths Ltd) and KABIL (Khanij Bidesh India Ltd) are looking into rare-earth elements projects in Russia. In New Delhi, the Russian delegation presented projects that could be implemented in the remote Far Eastern region and the Arctic zone. “We’re considering
The Arctic Palladium project in Russia’s Taimyr Peninsula is expected to turn Russia into the world’s top producer of platinum metals. The platinum-group metals (PGMs) is a group of six metals: ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum. The deposits bear almost five thousand tons of platinum group metals with a production potential of 120
