Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170422:09:40:00
>> reporter: putin is aggressively navigating the region, even planting a russian flag on the arctic floor. russia has far more arctic military bases than the u.s. and dozens more ice-breaking ships, perhaps as many as 40. >> how many ice-breakers do we have? >> i believe one -- >> 1.5 -- >> 1.5. >> reporter: russia's race is ahead of the u.s. in the arctic, a sobering illustration of putin's broader ambitions. >> for vladimir putin, the arctic is a prestige project. it demonstrates russian history and its greatness. russia can conquer anything. it can plant a flag on the north po pole. can bu...
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