Putin hailed the future launches of two nuclear-powered icebreakers, the Ural and Yakutia, on Tuesday.
at a St. Petersburg ceremony over video, Putin said that one of the icebreakers, the Ural, would start operating as early as December this year, while the other one, the Yakutia, would be transferred to Russia's icebreaker fleet at the end of 2024.
The Russian president added that developing"this most important transport corridor will help Russia more fully unlock its export potential and establish efficient logistics routes, including to Southeast Asia. People attend the float-out ceremony of the nuclear-powered ice-breaker Yakutia at the Baltic shipyard in Saint Petersburg on November 22, 2022, as Russia pushes to develop the Arctic and seek new energy markets amid sanctions over Ukraine.Dr. Stephanie Pezard, a senior political scientist at the nonprofit RAND Corporation think tank, toldthat Russia sees the Arctic as a"very strategic region for them" for reasons that include its shipping potential.
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