Exhibitions
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A historic discovery was made on January...
oil extraction on the Antarctic shelf economically viable or an increase in demand for food because of the growing global population, which would require fishing in the south seas, etc.For the time being, there has been no such convergence of interests. But it is ever more likely.
Accordingly, expansion of Russia"s presence in Antarctica and development of its polar infrastructure is absolutely justified. These actions will provide Russia with a base on which it can rely in defending its stance on Antarctica"s status.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik)
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