New Government Body to Secure Russia's Interests in the Arctic Russian President Vladimir Putin recently established a maritime collegium to protect Russia's interests in the Arctic, among other things. He appointed his close advisor, Nikolai Patrushev, as its leader. This is mainly about giving Patrushev a formal role in Russian Arctic policy, believes a senior researcher at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute.
New Government Body to Secure Russia's Interests in the Arctic Russian President Vladimir Putin recently established a maritime collegium to protect Russia's interests in the Arctic, among other things. He appointed his close advisor, Nikolai Patrushev, as its leader. This is mainly about giving Patrushev a formal role in Russian Arctic policy, believes a senior researcher at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute.
