Category: Russian Arctic

Russia plans to salvage sunken submarines

Heiner Kubny

The Russian government has included funds for the recovery of the sunken Soviet nuclear submarines K-27 and K-159 in the draft federal budget for the years 2026 to 2028.

Great Power Competition in the Arctic Is Intensifying

Heiner Kubny

Tensions between the United States, Russia, and China have increasingly spread to the Arctic.

Diomede Islands: Only 3.8 Kilometers Separate the USA and Russia

Heiner Kubny

Nestled in the harsh expanse of the Bering Strait, between Alaska and the Russian Chukotka Peninsula, lie the Diomede Islands.

Oil Pipeline Through the Permafrost

Heiner Kubny

With the “Vankor–Payakha–Sever Bay Pipeline,” Russia is pushing ahead with one of the largest energy projects in the High North.

Russia’s Arctic infrastructure is becoming increasingly vulnerable

Heiner Kubny

The destruction of permafrost and extreme weather events could cost the economy billions of dollars.

Russian LNG tankers continue to use Norwegian ports for stopovers

Heiner Kubny

Despite heightened geopolitical tensions and Western sanctions, Norway remains an important stopover point for LNG tankers transporting gas from the Russian Arctic.

Climate Change Puts Arctic Migratory Birds Under Time Pressure

Heiner Kubny

Climate change is altering the rhythm of nature, particularly noticeably in the Arctic. Spring now begins much earlier there than it did just a few decades ago.

South Korea Is Investing Heavily in Building Arctic-Capable Ships

Heiner Kubny

The South Korean government is pushing its Arctic strategy forward.

Global decline in reindeer population

Rosamaria Kubny

According to a new international scientific study, the global reindeer population will decline dramatically by the end of this century due to the climate crisis.

Atomflot sues Dutch shipping company

Heiner Kubny

On 25 July 2025, Atomflot filed a lawsuit against the Dutch company Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. with the Murmansk Region Arbitration Court, demanding the repayment of €12.6 million in advance payments for the construction of ice-class tugboats for the Northern Sea Route.