Putin Visits Arctic Archipelago to Reaffirm Russian Presence

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited an Arctic archipelago, part of Russia's efforts to reaffirm its foothold in the oil-rich region.   On a tour on the Franz Josef Land archipelago, a sprawling collection of islands where the Russian military has recently built a new runway and worked to open a permanent base, Putin emphasized the need to protect Russia's economic and security interests in the Arctic.   The Kremlin has named reaffirming the Russian presence in...

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