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(29,876 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2014, 01:15 PM Aug 2014

Putin Says Russia Must Strengthen Its Economic, Military Position In Arctic

Aug 29 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow had to strengthen its position, economically and militarily, in the resource rich Arctic region, where other countries are vying for influence.

"Our interests are concentrated in the Arctic. And of course we should pay more attention to issues of development of the Arctic and the strengthening of our position (there)," Putin told a youth camp outside Moscow, enumerating military and economic plans for Russia's Arctic.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/29/russia-putin-arctic-idINL5N0QZ2UL20140829

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Putin Says Russia Must Strengthen Its Economic, Military Position In Arctic (Original Post) Purveyor Aug 2014 OP

This is going to be the next flash point. Wellstone ruled Aug 2014 #1

Wellstone ruled

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1. This is going to be the next flash point.

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Sat Aug 30, 2014, 02:13 PM

Aug 2014

Watch and see,Canada and U.S. will station troops along the borders of Russian claimed regions of the Arctic. It's all about the Oil and rare earth metals. Now that the Ice Cap has disappeared,Drilling has begun as well as mining. American Oil companies have rigs on the ground and more to follow.

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