{"id":831,"date":"2025-03-06T20:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T01:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/?p=831"},"modified":"2025-04-23T00:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T04:37:47","slug":"foreign-news-scan-february-19th-march-6th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/foreign-news-scan-february-19th-march-6th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Foreign Media Scan (February 19th – March 6th, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By: Bogdan Koutsenko<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Takeaways<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The two weeks from February 19 to March 6, 2025 saw over two hundred articles related to Russian policy in the Arctic published by major Russian news outlets.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Four policy areas were identified: economy, environment, military, and diplomacy. Of these four, economic issues sustained the greatest coverage in Russian media, nearly as much as the next three categories combined.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Transportation and logistics, housing and infrastructure, and economic development represented a few prominent subcategories. All pointed to Russia\u2019s sustained investment in its northern supply chains.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Russian reporting indicates that nearly two trillion rubles will be invested in the Northern Sea Route (NSR) by 2035. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • These efforts are undergirded by Russian investment in housing, tourism, and regional development planning, with one source reporting on the three million tourists that visited the Arctic last year and a second discussing Russia\u2019s master plan for Arctic cities, which may see as much as 30 trillion rubles invested in the Arctic by the time all projects are implemented.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • Looking abroad, Russia has telegraphed its ostensive desire to keep the Arctic a \u201cconflict-free zone\u201d, expressing a willingness to cooperate with other nations (particularly in the area of nuclear icebreakers), describing its technology buildout as the envy of other nations.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • No less an authority than Dmitry Peskov, Putin\u2019s Press Secretary, expressed the view that the Arctic is an important region for the future of Russia\u2019s security, geopolitics, and wealth. At the same time, Putin himself asserts Russia\u2019s absolute leadership in the region.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Table 1:<\/strong> Transportation & Logistics  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                Top Articles:  <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                1. \u201cYakutia opens biggest trade and logistics center in Arctic district.\u201d  Source: TASS Russian News Agency<\/em>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. \u201cNorthern Sea Route needs Arctic ship repair program.\u201d  Source: TASS Russian News Agency  <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                3. \u201cRussia is going to invest almost 2 trillion rubles in the development of the Northern Sea Route by 2035.\u201d  Source: Izvestia  <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  Table 2: <\/strong>Technology & Innovation  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  Top Articles:  <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  1. \u201cPutin called Russia the absolute leader in the Arctic.\u201d  Source: Regnum  <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  2. \u201cPresident Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the Future Technologies forum and spoke about the unique properties of Oreshnik, the prospects for the return of Western companies, the development of high technologies and bioeconomics.\u201d  Source: RIA Novosti <\/em>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  3. \u201cRussia is unconditional leader in the Arctic, Putin says: Many countries want to cooperate with Russia in sphere of production of nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet, the head of state noted.\u201dSource: TASS Russian News Agency<\/em>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    Table 3: <\/strong>Economic Development  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    1. \u201cImplementation of Arctic city master plans to be discussed at MAF-2025.\u201d Source: Izvestia  <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    2. \u201cMeeting of the State Council Commission on the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic.\u201d  Source: Kremlin.ru<\/em>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      Table 4:<\/strong> Tourism & Hospitality  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                      1. \u201cRussian North. An increase in visits to northern territories is noted today.\u201d Source: Argumenty i Fakty <\/em>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      2. \u201cThe number of tourists in the Russian North and the Arctic for the year has been named. Chernyshenko: 3 million tourists visited the Russian North and the Arctic in 2024.\u201d Source: Lenta <\/em>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      3. \u201cChernyshenko announced an increase in the number of tourist trips around Russia. Chernyshenko: about three million tourists visited the Russian North and the Arctic in 2024.\u201d  Source: RIA Novosti<\/em>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        Table 5: <\/strong>Military Operations and Strategy  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        1. \u201cRussian Ambassador Stepanov: The Arctic should become a conflict-free zone.\u201d Source: Lenta<\/em>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        2. \u201cThe Russian Ambassador Pointed Out the Importance of Freeing the Arctic from Conflict Potential. Ambassador Stepanov: The Arctic should be a zone free of conflict potential.” Source: Izvestia<\/em>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        3. \u201cThe Kremlin assessed the importance of the Arctic for Russia. Peskov: The Arctic is important for the Russian Federation from the point of view of security, geopolitics, wealth.” Source: RIA Novosti<\/em>  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          Table 6:<\/strong> Military Forces and Personnel  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          1. “Putin called Russia the absolute leader in the Arctic.” Source: Regnum<\/em>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          2. \u201cRussia is unconditional leader in the Arctic, Putin says: Many countries want to cooperate with Russia in sphere of production of nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet, the head of state noted.\u201d Source: TASS Russian News Agency  <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          3. \u201cFrigate Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov Conducted Exercises to Protect Russian Interests in the Arctic.\u201d Source: Izvestia  <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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