Vladimir Putin declaims against placing Arctic under international control
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At the Meeting with the United Russia party core group Russian President Vladimir Putin declaimed against placing the Arctic under international control. He said that the Arctic has been and will be an integral part of Russia. According to him, it would be «unpatriotic and unsafe»to support the proposal on placing the region under the control of international structures.
«The Arctic is not just the reserves of hydrocarbons and other raw materials, it is also the shortest transit way from the West to the Pacific Ocean. There is a great interest to our Northern Sea Route … all over the world. Considering that Russia operates the world’s largest icebreaker fleet, we will develop and use this economic advantage», Putin underlined.
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