The Arctic Council, an intergovernmental organization for cooperation in the Arctic, will resume its work without Russia. The Council, which was established in 1996, continues with projects in which the Kremlin is not involved.
“These projects are an essential part of our responsibility to the people of the Arctic, including the indigenous peoples,” the Council said. in a statement know.
Member states Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States canceled all Arctic Council meetings on March 3, a week after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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