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Russia's Arctic is the origin of increasing deliveries of natural gas to Europe - but no EU representatives are scheduled to speak at the St Petersburg conference (Photo: Christopher Michel)

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Russia makes big promises to Arctic peoples on expansion

Russia's Arctic is the origin of increasing deliveries of natural gas to Europe - but no EU representatives are scheduled to speak at the St Petersburg conference (Photo: Christopher Michel)

The commander of Russia's all important Northern Fleet, A. Moiseev, and other high ranking Russian officials are to take the floor on Friday (6 December) at a major Arctic event in St Petersburg to discuss pressing security issues in Russia's Arctic regions and along Russia's northern sea route, which cuts the distance for sea cargo between Europe and Asia by thousands of kilometers compared to routings through the Suez canal.

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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