Putin Really Wants the Arctic

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Russian government via teleconference in Moscow on March 10. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Getty Images)

By    |   Friday, 01 April 2022 06:54 AM EDT ET

While the world watches Russian President Vladimir Putin pour resources, weapons, and troops into his military invasion of Ukraine, experts say the autocrat's sights remain fixed on a very different region of the world, a remote expanse that he's long coveted: the Arctic.

The geopolitical importance of the strategically positioned tundra – and its vast reserves of natural gas – has been thrust into the spotlight as Russian troops continue their bloody slog in Ukraine.

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While the world watches Russian President Vladimir Putin pour resources, weapons, and troops into his military invasion of Ukraine, experts say the autocrat's sights remain fixed on a very different region of the world, the Arctic.
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