Russia eyes gains from global warming — new routes and allies for Putin

Russia is positioning itself to benefit from global warming through access to Arctic shipping routes and natural resource exploitation. A drought on the Danube near the Serbian port of Prahovo has exposed rusted wrecks of up to 200 German warships scuttled in September 1944 as Wehrmacht troops retreated before the Red Army. Putin is forging new alliances to capitalise on the shifting climate.

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