New developments on the race for control of the Arctic's vast petroleum resources:
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has released a statement yesterday regarding the terms of the arctic trade between themselves, America, and Canada. In a shocking turn of events, it seems that Canada & the USA have relinquished their hold of the Arctic -or at least a portion of the property along the 200 nautical mile line. In return for such a monumental offering, Russia has promised to adhere to their side of the deal, which involves allowing the UN security council to enter Iran in search of nuclear weapons. If Iran refuses such an invasion, or if nuclear weapons are uncovered, Russia promises to cut funding to Iran's nuclear program, which will foreseeably cut all amicable interractions between the two former allies...
In his statement, Putin claims that Russian-American relations are strengthening because of this deal, but some insider sources see this as an overzealous assumption. With Canada already backpedaling, furiously stating that the Russian Prime Minister got his facts wrong & the terms of the Arctic deal were very different, there is no telling what could happen once the USA gets wind of this. Are Russia/US relations really on the up, or will all be lost in translation?
Lauren Mascitelli
The Broadcast Notebook
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Nothing that we talked about at the conference was 100% agreed upon, and that Russia's claims to the Arctic are obscure, and contrary to what we discussed at the meeting.
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