Event
Arctic Frontiers 2025: Bellona’s side-event

Time and place
January 27, 2025
11:00-12:30 (GMT+1)
Tromsø, Norway
Event
Arctic Frontiers 2025: Bellona’s side-event
Bellona organizes a side event “The Russian Arctic in War Time: What Do We Know and What Can We Expect?” to provide a deep dive into the current state of the Russian Arctic.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine dramatically changed the political and economic context, and the environmental policy for the Arctic region. International sanctions, lack of transparency and Russia’s self-isolation from Western countries limit access to timely and reliable information. We observe a rise in military, environmental, climate and radiation risks, which spread far beyond the Russian territory.
Our panel will try to show what the current state of play is in extractive industry, shipping, nuclear activity, as well as in the civil society in the Russian Arctic. Our panelists will try to answer the question: What are the Arctic consequences of Russia’s policies and aggression against Ukraine?
The Edge: Room Arbeidskontoret 2
Speakers:
- Yury Sergeev, Arctic project advisor Bellona Environmental Transparency Center
- Sigurd Enge, Senior Adviser Bellona
- Rolf Rødven, Executive Secretary Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP)
- Ksenia Vakhrusheva, Project manager and Arctic project advisor Bellona Environmental Transparency Center
- Dmitry Gorchakov, Nuclear advisor Bellona Environmental Transparency Center
- Andrey Danilov, Member of the International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia
Organised by: Bellona Foundation
Contact: sigurd@bellona.no