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PUTIN ORDERS TO BEEF UP RUSSIA'S ARCTIC MILITARY PRESENCE
December 11, 2013 - 19:21 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his
military leadership they should build up their forces in the Arctic
as a priority, according to BBC News.
Commending the recent restoration of an airfield in the region,
he said Russia needed to use every means to protect its national
interests in the region. He was speaking after Canada announced plans
to claim the continental shelf under the North Pole.
Putin has spoken about the need to increase Russia's military capacity
in the Arctic before but this was one of his most direct orders yet.
According to BBC, it is a sign of the growing maneuvering by the
Arctic nations for the potentially valuable resources beneath the
northern seas.
The Arctic is estimated to have 30% of the world's undiscovered
gas and 15% of the undiscovered oil. Climate change and advances
in drilling technology mean these reserves are becoming easier and
cheaper to exploit.
December 11, 2013 - 19:21 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his
military leadership they should build up their forces in the Arctic
as a priority, according to BBC News.
Commending the recent restoration of an airfield in the region,
he said Russia needed to use every means to protect its national
interests in the region. He was speaking after Canada announced plans
to claim the continental shelf under the North Pole.
Putin has spoken about the need to increase Russia's military capacity
in the Arctic before but this was one of his most direct orders yet.
According to BBC, it is a sign of the growing maneuvering by the
Arctic nations for the potentially valuable resources beneath the
northern seas.
The Arctic is estimated to have 30% of the world's undiscovered
gas and 15% of the undiscovered oil. Climate change and advances
in drilling technology mean these reserves are becoming easier and
cheaper to exploit.