RUSSIANS CLAIM THE NORTH POLE

Russia has reached the North Pole this week and is claiming it as its own...A mechanical arm on Thursday dropped a specially made, rust-proof titanium flag painted with the Russian tricolor on to the Arctic seabed at a depth of 4,261 meters (13,980 feet).Russia wants to extend right up to the North Pole the territory it controls in the Arctic, believed to hold vast reserves of untapped oil and natural gas,which is expected to become more accessible as climate change melts the ice.President Vladimir Putin congratulated the expedition by telephone on "the outstanding scientific project," local agencies reported.
Boris Gryzlov, who heads the State Duma lower chamber of parliament and the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, hailed the expedition as "a new stage of developing Russia's polar riches."
"This is fully in line with Russia's strategic interests," local media quoted him as saying. "I am proud our country remains the leader in conquering the Arctic. I am proud United Russia members took part in this unprecedented mission."
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Russian flag staked underwater*
This is a move that is not supported by the US and Canada.Actually Canada mocked russia's ambitions and said the expedition was nothing more than a show."This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory'," Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay told CTV television.Under international law, the five states with territory inside the Arctic Circle-Canada,Norway,Russia,the US and Denmark via its control of Greenland-have a 320-kilometer (200-mile) economic zone around the north of their coastline.Russia is claiming a larger slice extending as far as the pole because, Moscow says, the Arctic seabed and Siberia are linked by one continental shelf.Then Russia can give foundation to its claim to more than a million square kilometers of the oceanic shelf"
Source:CNN,CBN
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