Overview
- New reporting ties Moscow’s investment offers directly to diplomacy, including potential U.S. purchases of Russian nuclear icebreakers, conditional returns to Sakhalin‑1, a Bering Strait tunnel, and joint Arctic mineral extraction.
- Kirill Dimitriev confirmed broad discussions on possible Arctic projects after contacts in Riyadh and during meetings around Alaska.
- A 28‑point Ukraine outline drafted in Miami Beach with Dimitriev present was received with dismay in Kyiv and Brussels for its pro‑Russia tilt.
- Analysts warn the Trump administration’s transactional posture could privilege Arctic business deals over sustained support for Ukraine.
- Russia is courting Western capital and technology to access hard‑to‑develop Arctic reserves slowed by sanctions, even as Chinese partnerships cover some gaps.