The ‘Polar Silk Road’ is a myth – but what of Russian activities along the Northern Sea Route?

Anna Valberg

Science Norway, 14 December 2021.

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For more than 10 years now, Russia and China have expressed great expectations as to the use of the NSR for freight transport from Asia to Europe. However, little has happened on that front. Instead, Russia has focused on massive expansion of its gas production. And, for the first time, Russian gas is being transported by tankers with ice-breaker capacity.

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