The commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, noted that the Northern Sea Route almost everywhere runs either in Russian territorial waters or in the economic zone of the country
SEVEROMORSK, May 13. /TASS/. Russia insists on using the Northern Sea Route to its advantage, as it runs through Russian territory. This was announced by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, at a briefing for Russian and foreign journalists on the nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great".
"Currently, the issues of freedom of navigation on the Northern Sea Route and the internationalization of its management are being discussed very intensively. The position of the Russian Federation on this issue has been repeatedly expressed by the leadership of the state, including the leadership of the military department. Its essence lies in the fact that the Northern Sea Route almost everywhere runs either in Russian territorial waters or in the economic zone of the country, is in difficult ice conditions, which requires the organization of safe navigation. Therefore, Russia insists on a special procedure for using this communication, " the admiral said.
The length of the routes of the Northern Sea Route from the Kara Gate to the Providence Bay is more than 5.6 km, the length of the navigable river routes adjacent to it is about 37 thousand km.
An alternative to it is the transport arteries passing through the Suez, Panama Canals or rounding the Cape of Good Hope.
