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Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yury Trutnev and head of Russia’s Meteorological service Rosgidromet, Alexander Frolov, arrived at Russia’s Vostok station
by yread 15y ago
Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yury Trutnev and head of Russia’s Meteorological service Rosgidromet, Alexander Frolov, arrived at Russia’s Vostok station.
What is Minister of Natural resources doing there? Could it have something to do with the scramble for natural resources under Artic?
- aquinn 15y agoIt's Antarctica and it's protected by international treaty. Not sure why Russia were even allowed to do this.
- estevez 15y agoIt's a scientific mission, which is expressly protected by the treaty.
- notatoad 15y agohe's a politician, and his government has done something that's getting positive press. he's just jumping in front of a camera. also: Antarctic, not Arctic.
- yread 15y agoEh Lake Vostok is in Antarctic but oil is under Arctic