A new cold front could open up in the political tension between the European Union and Russia over energy. This time in the Arctic.
on Wednesday, it noted that "the Arctic region is of major strategic importance for the European Union, with regard to climate change, raw materials as well as geostrategic influence."
Alexei Chekunkov, Russia's minister for development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, said in June that "the Arctic is the engine of economic growth. It accounts for 10% of our GDP and 20% of our exports" and Russia is aware of sustainability in the region; the theme for Novak questioned whether the EU proposals meant that people living and working in the region would have to move.
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