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Moscow is planning to expand further into the Arctic in a move to counter growing Western threats in the region, Russia's Navy chief has said.
No country owns the geographic North Pole or the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. The eight Arctic states which include Russia, the U.S. and Canada, are limited to a 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off their coasts, despite their continental shelves lying beyond the EEZ.
Russia first made a claim for an expanded Arctic boundary back in 2001 due to the untapped oil and gas reservoirs in the Arctic seabed, but this was rejected by the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
No country owns the geographic North Pole or the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. The eight Arctic states which include Russia, the U.S. and Canada, are limited to a 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off their coasts, despite their continental shelves lying beyond the EEZ.
Russia first made a claim for an expanded Arctic boundary back in 2001 due to the untapped oil and gas reservoirs in the Arctic seabed, but this was rejected by the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
Russia eyes Arctic expansion
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Russia first made a claim for an expanded Arctic boundary back in 2001 due to the untapped oil and gas reservoirs in the Arctic seabed, but this was rejected by the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
Moscow resubmitted claims in 2015 and 2021, proposing that its continental shelf would consist of almost 70 percent of the Arctic Ocean, overlapping EEZs of other Arctic countries such as Denmark and Canada.
Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov suggested that Moscow would make an even firmer push for the territory, in an address to the the Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg, because of "the expansion of NATO and the aggressive policy of the collective West towards Russia."
President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has worsened ties between Russia and the West, with tensions threatening to spill over into the Arctic region, where in February 2023, the U.S. National Guard held cold weather drills. The U.S. government-wide Arctic strategy said in October 2022 said the war had "raised geopolitical tensions in the Arctic" between Moscow and the West."
..."Russia first made a claim for an expanded Arctic boundary back in 2001 due to the untapped oil and gas reservoirs in the Arctic seabed, but this was rejected by the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
Moscow resubmitted claims in 2015 and 2021, proposing that its continental shelf would consist of almost 70 percent of the Arctic Ocean, overlapping EEZs of other Arctic countries such as Denmark and Canada.
Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov suggested that Moscow would make an even firmer push for the territory, in an address to the the Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg, because of "the expansion of NATO and the aggressive policy of the collective West towards Russia."
President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has worsened ties between Russia and the West, with tensions threatening to spill over into the Arctic region, where in February 2023, the U.S. National Guard held cold weather drills. The U.S. government-wide Arctic strategy said in October 2022 said the war had "raised geopolitical tensions in the Arctic" between Moscow and the West."
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