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Russian nuclear submarine lost propulsion in Danish waters, sails submerged outside Norway now Danish Navy describes the situation as “dramatic” when the giant Oscar-II class submarine “Orel” drifted at 1,5 knots towards the island of Sejerø. Ropes were prepared for towing and two other Russian warships came to assist. Barents Observer, By Thomas Nilsen August 04,…
Moscow’s Aspirations in North Melting Along With Permafrost Permafrost melting in the Yamal-Nenets region. (Source: Yanao.ru) The climate change–induced melting of the permafrost layer in the Russian High North is now proceeding so quickly that Moscow will have to spend at least 172 billion rubles ($2.6 billion) per year for the foreseeable future to patch up the buildings, highways, rail lines, and oil and natural gas pipelines under threat there. But even if the Russian government can come up with the money, an unlikely prospect, such spending will not prevent the collapse of cities in ...
A joint decision by the Finnish and Norwegian governments to prohibit all fishing on the River Teno from May until December comes as a blow to the local population as well as the struggling tourism industry. For the first time in history, the Sámi people are being denied the right to fish salmon using traditional fishing methods along the river, much of which forms the border between Finland and Norway. For hotels around the area, the ban comes as a heavy blow ahead of the holiday season and during a period of easing restrictions during the pandemic. According to the Natural Resources Instit...
New Turkish-Built Dry Dock Will Not Solve Russia’s Deeper Shipbuilding Problems Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 95 June 15, 2021 05:20 PM Age: 19 hours Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov at the PD-50 floating dock in Murmansk, which sank on October 30, 2018 (Source: TASS) The problems plaguing Russia’s shipbuilding sector, both military and civilian, run so deep and widespread that even Moscow’s decision to award a contract to Turkey to build a giant floating dry dock in the Russian High North (The Barents Observer, June 15) will do relatively little to ove...
Russia’s national oil company has begun construction on a massive project in the Arctic that officials say will produce 25 million tons of oil each