will increase by 40%, oil - by 36%. The Arctic shelf is the largest and still the only source of undiscovered hydrocarbons …. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the share of the Arctic shelf is about one-fifth of all undiscovered recoverable oil … and gas reserves in the world. Most of these potential resources are located on the Russian part of the Arctic shelf …

somit werden Importe notwendig. Auch auf anderen Gebieten der Energiewirtschaft müssen die knappen Valutamittel dafür … investiert werden. Daher muß künftig der Energieeinsparung ein höherer Stellenwert als bisher zukommen. Ende 1997 wurde vom …

Northern territories in Asian Part of Russia hold significant mineral resource abundance. This region can also be … viewed as an outstanding geopolitical and military potential of Russia. On the other hand, economic development here is … exclusive mode of transportation available for the purposes of Arctic littoral regions and furthermore the list expensive …

Russia wants to realise a high degree of self-regulated stability in the Arctic. Moscow considers this necessary for … well as neighbouring countries and NATO consider these efforts a threat. Russia takes a defensive attitude in the Arctic …, but it is prepared for rapid escalation in the event of confrontation. Russia's Arctic policy is a part of its strategy …