The president of the United States, Donald Trump, wants to conquer Greenland at all costs, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will not remain indifferent. There are more and more evidence that the White House will give the other desire object of the region, the Arctic. The imminent thaw (which will open new trade routes) and the evidence that the region treasures numerous natural wealth have aroused the avidity of the tenant of the Kremlin.
Until now, the pulse United States-Russia placed both countries in separate sides, but the growing affinity of interests between Trump and Putin makes it not a certain collusion when it comes to setting foot in the Arctic Zone.
The last clue that Moscow is serious in its positioning in the northernmost area of the planet is the announcement of Russia, made this week, which has incorporated a new atomic break, the ‘yakutia’, To the Atomflot company, which manages the Russian breakwill fleet, according to the general director of the Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom, Alexéi Lijachov.
“Today, Atomflot another Rompehielos more was integrated,” Tass told Tass in the framework of the Arctic International Forum held in the city of Murmansk.
The Rosatom Chief said that the ‘Yakutia’ “all the necessary evidence passed during last month From today we already have four new atomic breaks and four veteran atomic breaks, for a total of eight breaks, Efe reports.
Lijachov pointed out that the ‘yakutia’ It will leave between April 1 and 2 of St. Petersburg And “it will be incorporated into the work in the most difficult period due to the state of the ice layer, to support our projects,” says Efe.
The ‘Yakutia’ is the fourth breakylos of project 2220 Manufactured by Baltic shipyards in St. Petersburg, its kernel took place in May 2020 and its launch, in November 2022. Russia has the largest fleet of pinking in the world, which adds more than 34 diesel ships and eight atomic.
In addition, at the moment two nuclear breakwoods are manufactured: the ‘Chukotka’ and the ‘Leningrad’, which will be added in 2025 the ‘Stalingrad’.
The Russian breakwill fleet gains more and more relevance due to climate change, which favors the development of the North Maritime Route, an alternative for transport between Europe and Asia.
In the last dates, in addition, Russia has undertaken a plan to restore its Soviet bases and modernize its air operations in the Arctic as a strategic platform against the United States and Canada. This strategy has generated concern in the United States, especially for the new Russian hypersonic missiles that could overcome obsolete early alert systems.
Finally, this week it has been known that Russia will create an investment fund for the exploration of rare earths in the Arcticsphere in which he hopes to collaborate with the United States, said Kiril Dmitriev, head of the Russian Sovereign Fund and one of the main negotiators with the US.
“We will invest in rare earth projects in the Arctic region, including the Múrmansk region, where we are now evaluating several projects,” Dmietriev said at a press conference from the International Arctic forum.
To which he added that “Russia is one of the leaders in rare earths in the world,” says Efe.
According to the official, Russia is also in fourth place among the largest reserves of rare metals, exploitation in which they also plan to invest.
Dmitriev also talked about the possibility of collaboration with the US in that region, with whose recent dialogue has been optimistic.