Antarctica after Russian drillers

In 2024, Putin announced Russia’s exploration of oil reserves in Antarctica after Russian drillers discovered a field equivalent to 511 billion barrels of oil (see EDM, August 13, 2024; Glavny.tv, July 21, 2024). On March 3, the director of AARI, Alexander Makarov, announced the expansion of Russia’s Russkaya station (Русская) in West Antarctica to a year-long operation and ongoing discussions about the location for a new station (Progorodspb.ru, March 3). Earlier this year when U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the U.S. acquisition of Greenland or even copyright, rumors swirled in Moscow that Putin would respond by visiting Antarctica สล็อตเว็บตรง