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Chinese icebreaker exits Northwest Passage in historic voyage
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
The Xue Long also conducted research in marine biology, meteorology and geology, as well as environmental and pollution issues, along the route. Asia Times first reported that the vessel had entered the Northwest Passage at the end of August. It ...

BloombergQuint
The Eight Places That You Hardly Knew Made Angela Merkel
BloombergQuint
As environment minister in April 1995, Merkel chaired a UN climate conference in the German capital that was decisive for her political education. At one point, the task of channeling ... Sochi was the scene of her notorious 2007 visit to Putin's ...

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Lincoln Journal Star
Nebraska soldiers taking part in Swedish military maneuvers
Lincoln Journal Star
Nebraska soldiers spent Thursday parachuting onto an island in the Baltic Sea, conducting surveillance on their enemies and reporting their activities. They were navigating ... Aurora 17's main mission, though, is to help Sweden learn to better defend ...

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim completes his formal visit to Russia
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Speaking at the meeting, the Minister specially marked the work of Russian experts in the IMO Secretariat and emphasized that Russia is a sea power with a centuries-long maritime history and a superior system of seafarers training. The Minister ... Mr ...

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TASS: Business & Economy - Russian PM welcomes Finland ...
TASS
The Russian premier says Finland does not politicize the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Belarus Proceeding With Russian-Built Nuclear Plant Despite ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Many fear that the soon-to-be-completed nuclear power plant in Astravets, Belarus, could be prone to accidents, especially as it is located in an area that is ...

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IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim completes his formal visit to Russia
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
I have seen large scale work focused on environmental improvements and I hope to see even greater growth and further positive changes if I come to Vostochny Port in 10 years,” said Secretary-General of IMO. ... Port Management Company LLC is Russia's ...

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TradeWinds (subscription)
Russia earmarks $1.63bn to spur its ships to switch to LNG fuelling
TradeWinds (subscription)
Russia's objective is to cut transport costs by 15% from 2018 to 2022, ensure the efficient use of energy resources, and limit the impact on the environment and public health by reducing harmful emissions by 30%. The ministry of transport projects ...

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YLE News
Russian PM congratulates Finland on 100 years of independence
YLE News
The pair also discussed the new Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, which would supply Russian gas to the EU market through the Baltic Sea towards Germany. Russian reporters wanted to know Finland's position on the project, which has raised controversy ...

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Asia Times
Chinese icebreaker exits Northwest Passage in historic voyage
Asia Times
... while the route that passes through the Northwest Passage is 8,600 nautical miles, which saves 7 days of time.” The Xue Long also conducted research in marine biology, meteorology and geology, as well as environmental and pollution issues, along ...

Assessing the Sino-Russian Baltic Sea Drill - Jamestown
The Jamestown Foundation
From July 21 to July 28, 2017, the Chinese and Russian navies conducted a week of joint drills in the Baltic Sea, the first of their planned two-phase bilateral ...

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Zapad-2017 exercise puts Russian army's "nervous system" to test
TASS
The joint strategic exercise Zapad-2017 has proved a serious test for Russian and Belarussian military. ... In other words, it verifies the speed and efficiency of what can be called the armed forces' nervous system - how long it takes information ...

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PortNews IAA
Secretary-General of IMO believes in a great future of Vostochny Port (photo)
PortNews IAA
I have seen large scale work focused on environmental improvements and I hope to see even greater growth and further positive changes if I come to Vostochny Port in 10 years,” said Secretary-General of IMO. ... Port Management Company LLC is Russia's ...

Georgia Today
Fishing in Troubled Waters: The 4th Black Sea Stakeholder Conference
Georgia Today
“Collective action is the only effective action,” agreed Karmenu Vella, the Commissioner of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, going on to assert that the European Union is serious about resolving current issues in the Black Sea, for which ...

Newsweek
A Dress Rehearsal for Defending Estonia From a Putin Invasion
Newsweek
Ämari Air Base, Estonia—A memorial site for Soviet air force pilots is hidden in the woods just outside the gates of this NATO air base. Some of the monuments ...

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European Council on Foreign Relations
Europe seen from Ukraine
European Council on Foreign Relations
In contrast, withdrawing support for Ukraine would undermine the momentum of the Ukrainian reform process and create a favorable environment for further Russian advances. Such an outcome would fail to satisfy virtually any interpretation of EU foreign ...

The Guardian
Burned, frozen, winched, dangled and hit by a car: the shocking extreme art of Guido van der Werve
The Guardian
Even more spectacular was his Nummer Acht, Everything Is Going to Be Alright, in which he was filmed walking alone on sea ice in the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea, followed by a vast ship, breaking through the ice with a terrible creaking and ...

Washington Post
The Daily 202: Trump's DACA 'deal' is another humiliation for Jeff Sessions
Washington Post
Here's how the May 17 meeting went down: The president blames Sessions's recusal from the Russia investigation for the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller. Sessions was in the Oval Office with Vice President Pence, ..... David Filipov reports ...

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PortNews IAA
Coal exports via Rosterminalugol terminal hit 17 mln t milestone this year (photo)
PortNews IAA
Port Management Company LLC is Russia's major coal port holding that exercises the powers of a single executive body of largest dedicated coal ports based in the Baltic Sea region (Rosterminalugol JSC, Ust-Luga, Leningrad Region) and in the Far East ...

European Leadership Network
The political logic of the Zapad exercises
European Leadership Network
Consequently, Moscow started to re-learn the language of military power, with the Zapad–99 exercises preparing the army for Russia's new environment. However, even though ... However the Russian–Georgian war of August 2008 brought another shock when ...

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