Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev confirms that Russia is spending about two billion RUB on studying the shelf. Currently, the polar research vessel “Akademik Fyodorov” is on a historic mission in the Arctic studying the extension of the shelf.
According to the minister, Russia is now first of all engaged in studying sea depths and doing seismic studies in the area on the request of the UN Commission, RIA Novosti reports.
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