Russia has planted its flag on the North Pole seabed, under the Artic ice. Here’s a picture, courtesy of NTV:
Cute, huh?
I was going to write about this story in far more detail, but others have explained far better than I could the reasons why Russia is so keen on claiming the North Pole as its own, and why Canada, Denmark and all the others want it too (hint: oil, shipping lanes, global warming and nationalism all combined into one big messy frozen pie).
While it’s been a fun story, Russia’s actions this week have been little more than expensive grandstanding.
So, I’m off to watch telly instead.
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Aleks 08.05.07 at 1:33 pm
Where can I get one? Are they going to to do a ’souvenir edition’ or stamps etc.???
Aleks 08.06.07 at 11:59 pm
I could save a fortune on my knitting with one of them.
The Russians did make one crucial mistake though. The pole may be made out of titanium, but the flag? What if some bottom feeder fancies it as desert? Will it suffer from intestinal problems?
Aleks 08.07.07 at 10:24 am
…or maybe the dessert will be a desert?
Chloe Long 09.11.07 at 11:45 am
hi
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