Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, October 2024
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
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Russian Navy to exercise in North Atlantic
Publish date: February 1, 2005
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Russian Navy to exercise in North Atlantic
The Baltic and Northern Fleets will conduct exercises in North Atlantic in August-September, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Kuroyedov told journalists on January 31.
The groups’ composition has not yet been defined. The Baltic and Northern are still counting their capabilities, said the commander-in-chief who is taking part in an operational-mobilisation training exercise with navy executives in St Petersburg, RIA-Novosti reported.
The transfer of the Navy personnel to the contractual basis will be completed in 2007, Vladimir Kuroyedov said. I believe that submarine forces will be transferred by 90% in 2006. Surface vessels will be transferred by 80% in 2007. This will be quite enough, the commander-in-chief said adding that the Navy would still need compulsory military service.
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Bellona Nuclear Digest. October 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Putin leaves Kazakhstan without deal to build nuclear plant
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.
Moscow snips last ties to cooperative nuclear cleanup agreement with West
Russia is formally withdrawing from a landmark environmental agreement that channeled billions in international funding to secure the Soviet nuclear legacy, leaving undone some of the most radioactively dangerous projects and burning one more bridge of potential cooperation with the West.