AP VIDEO: Russia revamps Arctic military base to stake claim on region
In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, a Russian solder stands guard as Pansyr-S1 air defense system on the Kotelny Island, part of the New Siberian Islands archipelago located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea, Russia. Russia has made reaffirming its military presence in the Arctic the top priority amid an intensifying international rivalry over the region that is believed to hold up to one-quarter of the planet's undiscovered oil and gas.
Russia is not alone in trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, as shrinking polar ice opens fresh opportunities for resource exploration and new shipping lanes. The United States, Canada, Denmark and Norway are jostling for position, as well, and China also has shown an increasing interest in the polar region.
“Norway is a small country, whose next-door neighbor is mighty Russia, which has placed the bulk of its military capacity right next to them,” Soeby Kristensen said. “Norway is extraordinarily worried.” A group of reporters brought to the island by the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday were shown Bastion anti-ship missile launchers positioned for a drill near the shore and Pantsyr-S1 air defense systems firing shots at a practice target.
Extreme cold and fierce winds often make it hard to venture outside, and even winterized vehicles may have trouble operating when temperatures plunge to extreme lows and even special lubricants freeze.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's exaggerations about the Russia probePresident Donald Trump is taking his interpretation of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation well beyond the facts. The FBI has legal grounds to open a probe if investigators have information they believe could lead them to a crime, even if one is not ultimately found.
Read more »
AP FACT CHECK: Trump misleads on health care, Russia probeWASHINGTON (AP) — Rallying in Michigan, President Donald Trump bragged about a surging auto industry that isn't surging, a Republican rescue for health care that has yet to take shape, a 'total' exoneration in the Russia investigation that was not offered.
Read more »
Judge throws out Trump order that overturned Obama offshore drilling ban in ArcticPresident Donald Trump's executive order allowing oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean ruled unlawful.
Read more »
Trump Order Opening Arctic Ocean To Drilling Is 'Unlawful And Invalid,' Judge Rules'That means the drilling ban for millions of ocean acres established by BarackObama will remain in effect
Read more »
Judge throws out Trump order and restores Obama-era drilling ban in ArcticA U.S. judge in Alaska says President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed a ban on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean.
Read more »
Court Blocks Trump Effort to Open Arctic Waters to Oil DrillingA federal judge in Alaska has reinstated a ban on oil-and-gas drilling in vast swaths of the Arctic Ocean, potentially undermining a central part of the Trump administration’s effort to expand offshore drilling.
Read more »
Federal judge overrules Trump order, restores Obama-era drilling ban in ArcticObama's withdrawals were clearly intended to extend indefinitely 'and therefore be revocable only by an act of Congress,' the judge wrote.
Read more »