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The melting of the sea ice in the Far North has accelerated in recent years. The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard has become the focal point of the environmental drama gripping the Arctic as well as the geopolitical tensions it is causing there, with Russia in particular.

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Indigenous people and experts say Moscow’s military push and increased shipping and mining will destroy Arctic environment

When Beijing and Moscow announced plans in 2021 for a joint lunar project, it looked like a powerful alliance. Yet even before Russia’s war in Ukraine, there were doubts about what Moscow could offer Beijing.

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