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2023-07-17 02:30:04
Icebergs majestically rising out of the water, polar bears, snowstorms and freezing cold: for a long time only adventurers and explorers ventured into the Arctic. But climate change has turned the inhospitable region in the north of the world above the 66th parallel into a new focal point of world politics: It’s regarding trade routes, mineral resources – and regarding (military) supremacy. Russia’s war once morest Ukraine has dangerously aggravated the situation.
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