Source: Arctic Today
Cranes hover above the gleaming Neva River at St. Petersburg’s historic Baltic Shipyard, where hundreds of workers are constructing four nuclear-powered icebreakers.
The massive warships, which are emblazoned with the Russian flag and named after the country’s northern regions, are designed to maintain Moscow’s control over the melting Arctic.
Russia has rushed to establish itself as a dominant force in the region, where diminishing ice cover has allowed Moscow to create a new maritime route.
President Vladimir Putin has prioritized the warming area, spending significantly on the so-called Northern Sea Route, which allows ships …
