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15:01 23.08.2025 •
Vladimir Putin at the meeting with young employees of nuclear industry enterprises.
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Russia and the United States are in talks about potential cooperation in the Arctic and Alaska, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, Sputnik quotes.
"We are discussing, by the way, with our American partners the potential for collaboration in this area, not just within our Arctic zone, but also in Alaska," Putin said during a meeting with Russian nuclear industry workers.
Separately, Putin noted that no other country in the world possesses the technology that Russia has for operating in the Arctic region, which has attracted interest from various partners, including the United States.
Putin further stated that Rosatom's efforts in the Arctic have promising prospects and are advancing steadily.
"The Arctic zone, the Northern Sea Route, and your [Rosatom] efforts in that region hold significant potential and are progressing at an impressive pace," Putin said.
Russian President added he expects the first steps taken by Russia and the United States to be the beginning of a full-scale restoration of relations between the countries.
"I very much hope that the first steps that have been taken [by Russia and the US] are only the beginning of a full-scale restoration of our relations," Putin said during a meeting with employees of Russian nuclear industry enterprises.
The full restoration of relations between Russia and the US depends primarily on Western partners, Putin added.
"It does not depend on us, it depends primarily on our Western partners in the broad sense again, because the United States is also bound by certain obligations within various alliances, including the North Atlantic bloc," Putin said.
Putin added that he expects that the pace of work between Moscow and Washington in restoring relations will continue.
Preserving its own sovereignty is the most important thing for Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, Sputnik quotes.
"For a country like ours, the ability to preserve its sovereignty is extremely important, it is simply the most important thing," Putin said during a meeting with Russian nuclear industry workers. With the loss of sovereignty, Russia will cease to exist in its current time, that's for sure. And in order to ensure our sovereignty, guarantee our existence and ensure our development, we need to overcome the challenges that time creates."
“We just had a very good, substantive and candid meeting in Alaska,” Putin said.
"As for our relations with the United States, they are at an extremely low level since World War II, I have said this many times, but with the arrival of President Trump, I think a light at the end of the tunnel has finally appeared," Putin said during a meeting with employees of Russian nuclear industry enterprises.
“We continue contacts at our ministries’, agencies’, and company level. We are discussing, by the way, with our American partners the potential for collaboration in this area, not just within our Arctic zone, but also in Alaska," Putin said.
"In any case, they [nuclear icebreakers] are definitely needed, that is obvious. If we maintain such a fleet, and we certainly will. We also have about 35 diesel icebreakers, I believe," Putin said.
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