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Zhivoy gvozd, 26 August 2025
Putin Heads to China. Krasnov to Lead the Supreme Court? Purges in Kursk Region. Kolesnikov*, Shumanov*
Interview with Arctida director Ilya Shumanov on how Russian diamonds reach EU and US markets despite sanctions — and the role of intermediary countries such as Armenia, India, and the UAE.
Novaya Gazeta, 26 August 2025
FROZEN IN ICE — AND MICROPLASTIC
Global plastic treaty talks in Geneva have failed — while microplastic is already accumulating in Arctic waters, ice, and wildlife. Arctida’s analyst Maria Ivanova explores how plastic pollution threatens the region’s ecosystem and why international progress remains elusive.
Arctic Today, 20 August 2025
How Russian diamonds continue to reach Europe and the US despite sanctions
A new investigation by Arctida reveals how Russian diamonds keep entering EU and US markets despite sanctions. Routed through Armenian, Indian, and Emirati intermediaries, the stones lose their Russian trace and are re-exported under neutral labels.
Kedr Media, 19 August 2025
“The Trout Is Not for Us”
A report by Kedr on how residents of Karelia rose up against trout farms supplying fish to retail chains and even the Kremlin. Arctida ecologist Denis Smirnov comments on the environmental impact of industrial aquaculture.
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Razvorot, 12 August 2025
RZVRT | Trump Lost His Way. GRU in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan Threatened with War | 08.12.25
Courrier international, 11 August 2025
Seen from Russia: Putin–Trump in Alaska — a summit with multiple ambitions, no guarantee of peace
Ilya Shumanov comments for Novaya Gazeta Europe, featured in Courrier International: on how the Arctic emerges as a topic in the upcoming Trump–Putin summit in Alaska.
Arctic Today, 01 July 2025
New database exposes shadow networks behind Russia’s Arctic agenda
The research group Arctida has unveiled an open-source database mapping connections between over 1,300 individuals and dozens of Arctic institutions. The tool reveals who truly shapes decision-making in the region—from government officials to corporations—shedding light on the hidden architecture of power in Russia’s Arctic.
Arctic Today, 30 June 2025
The former spy chief who’s shaping Russia’s Arctic security strategy
Arctida analysts Anastasia Martynova and Nail Farkhatdinov examine how security elites have gained influence over Russia’s Arctic policy. Since Patrushev’s move to the Presidential Administration and his appointment as head of the Maritime Commission, the region has seen growing militarization and declining focus on ecology and Indigenous interests.
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