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Data Figure: Russian expedition to the Arctic Ocean deep-sea submersible submarine under the sea.

apply to the United Nations’ expanding side “

[AFP, Moscow, July 6 - - Russian senior official said today that the country will next year to the United Nations to extend its claim to sovereignty over Arctic borders. This may be in Russia and other Arctic caused tensions between the neighbors.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov in the country's remote Arctic town of Inari domestic Young Marr said: "The next year we will make well-founded claim to sovereignty over the expansion of our Arctic continental shelf borders. "

Ivanov made the remarks when in the Russian scientists are engaged in the work of the new expedition to prove that Russia's territorial claims on the Arctic continental shelf is justified. Ivanov said: "This expedition is equipped with advanced equipment and scientific ideas to make appropriate and needed everything."

The expedition aims to prove that the Arctic's Lomonosov Ridge and Mendeleev Ridge is an extension of Russia's Arctic continental shelf.

[British "Daily Telegraph" website reported on July 6] The Kremlin said the Russian Arctic that a large area for all its efforts in the rapid increase, a move bound to provoke a similar territorial requirements of Canada and Denmark.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said: “We will here next year to submit a question to the United Nations proper, science-based applications.”

to collect further “evidence “to support the Kremlin’s territorial claims, a team of Russian scientists, equipped with nuclear-powered icebreaker and research vessel of the expedition is the way to the North Pole.

[Reuters, Moscow, July 6 -] Russia said today that next year will be formally submitted to the UN to redraw the map of the Arctic applications, so that they own a larger share.

Russia, Norway, the United States, Canada and Denmark in the division of the Arctic seabed in different views. Russia said it would invest heavily in research to show that oil and gas and mineral rich Lomonosov Ridge is part of its continental shelf. Canada and Denmark against the claim of sovereignty, claiming that the ridge is a natural extension of their respective parts of the territory.

2001, Russia submitted to the United Nations sovereignty over the ridge of the application, but application documents be returned to the United Nations asking them to provide more evidence.

intensively to strengthen the garrison

[Russia's "Morning News" reported on July 6] Title: Russia is ready to compete for the North Pole

Russia NATO and other countries concerned about the ambitions of the Arctic, the Russian Navy Commander Vladimir Vysotsky said it at least is the challenge of Russia’s economic interests.

Vysotsky, said: “We have recently confirmed that NATO will be designated as the Arctic range of their own interests.” In response, Russia should strengthen the Northern Fleet and Pacific Fleet.

Vysotsky today at the naval conference that Asian countries are very active in the Arctic. He referred to China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia and Thailand.

Russia not far behind. Russian troops are stepping up their forces in the north. Russian Defense Minister said last week, there will be two brigades of troops to defend the interests of Russia in the Arctic. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said: “We will firmly defend its geopolitical interests.”

“battle for the Arctic” has been going on for many years. All parties are ready to carve up the Arctic cake. The edge of the Arctic continental shelf has not yet been determined. Five Arctic countries (Russia, the United States, Denmark, Norway and Canada) because they have territorial claims. Other countries are now starting to request them that the Arctic should be the same as the Antarctic is everyone’s wealth.

[RIA Novosti Eluosina in Young Marr July 6 (Xinhua) - Russia's Navy commander Vysotsky, said today that Russia's economic interests by NATO and many Asian countries, the threat of the activities in the Arctic .

Vysotsky, said: "At present, Russia's economic interests may have a negative impact on a large number of threats focused on the Arctic."

[Canada, "Vancouver Sun" website July 6] reported that Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, today announced, in order to protect Russia’s interests, the Russian Arctic will send two brigades of the Gifted forces. Including a brigade general 3000-5000 soldiers.

The Defense Minister said that the Russian northern city of Murmansk or Arkhangelsk may become the new Arctic military base.

Also last week, Putin announced plans to invest in the Arctic Yamal Peninsula to build a $ 33 billion year-round port.

plus engage in tit for tat exercise

[Canada, "Vancouver Sun" Web site reported on July 6 - Russian forces stepped up in the Arctic. Although Canada has not developed in the Arctic, building infrastructure or military bases of the grand plan, but Canadian troops held this summer in the Arctic, large-scale exercises.

8 月份 for the "polar bear action" will be divided into several stages, in the Baffin Island and Ellesmere Island vicinity, there will be more than 1,000 Canadian soldiers involved. The action will include the CF-18 fighter aircraft, a reconnaissance and transport aircraft, a battleship, Quebec and Alberta, and five Canadian infantry patrol unit - has a wealth of experience in the Arctic Inuit survive extreme environmental reserve army.

Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay said on Tuesday: "This will be the largest operation in recent times."

Carleton University 彼得杜特凯 Popovich said. Russia, China and Canada's territorial claims in the Arctic seabed overlap, tensions are increasing.

[Canada, "Toronto Sun" reported on July '5] problem: in the Arctic show our strength

Russians are coming! The country plans to send to the North Pole this summer two Army brigades. The number of the force may be up to 5,000 people.

Canada’s plan is to not allow them to be plain sailing to get there. With Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan near the end, the Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay announced that the Russian invasion of the North Pole for the behavior of Canada sent 1,000 soldiers, in the Arctic for up to one month of intensive military exercises.

to do so is a must. Face eager to establish in our Arctic sovereignty on the territory of Russia that only a relatively small-scale military exercises can maintain the status quo thinking is foolish. Therefore, the hope was held in August, Canada announced that the military exercises to strengthen the message to let the Russians know that their plans will not proceed without hindrance.

no one want to give up: Russia will not, Canadians are certainly not. August of this year’s Arctic may be the hottest ever.

intense battle for the Arctic

[British "Guardian" website reported on July 6] Title: United States and Russia on Arctic issues to stir up political tensions

Now, with the exploitation of Arctic resources, global warming makes it easier, there has been a global competition for Arctic oil and mineral new “gold rush.” A few weeks ago, the United States sent two nuclear submarines to the Alaska Prudhoe Bay, 150 miles north of the patrol.

At the same time, Russia and China want to block access to the Arctic Council as observers, Russia’s missile tests in the Arctic increased activity. And Norway put the country’s main military base to move to the North Pole, also invested heavily in developing an unprecedented new type of military equipment, especially the top to create a five frigates.

University of Calgary professor Rob Xu Beit fear of outbreak of a new Cold War, he warned: “arms race may be about to begin the Arctic is increasing the strategic value of the Arctic countries actually make for conflict prepared. “

[British" Guardian "website reported on July 6] in the Arctic, many territorial disputes continue.

the United States and Canada, Beaufort Sea in the demarcation line, there is still disagreement, oil exploration business in this region have a significant interest.

ownership of Hans Island and Greenland and Ellesmere Island Strait between the control line should be drawn in where these issues, the dispute between Canada and Denmark still to be resolved.

ice are melting in this world, the Northeast Passage is a greater sense of control. Canada insisted that sovereignty over the waterway, and therefore must use the channel for its concurrence. The United States believes this is a potential open water, the ships have automatic right of passage.

At the same time, U.S. and Russia in the Arctic Ocean from the Bering Sea to the border issues do Qiehai still disagree.

[Russia's "Herald" reported on July 7] Title: Hot pole

intensified the battle for the Arctic, which is not unrelated to climate change. Arctic’s wealth has been far from so far away, Europe and Asia through the northern sea route between a regular basis may also become more realistic.

due to global warming, from the late 1970s to early 2008, the permanent Arctic ice area decreased by almost half. The northern high-latitude areas of economic activity will weaken the recent difficulty. This makes the prospect of the North Sea navigable waterway is more worth the wait. From Rotterdam to Yokohama by the north channel of the line 13,600 km long, shorter than one-third through the Suez Canal.

but the Arctic is still the most attractive natural resources. According to the United States, “International Geology Review” of information, nearly a quarter of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas resources, perhaps buried in the Arctic, the Arctic, there are other minerals, fish resources are abundant.

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