Arctida investigates how a flagship Arctic investment in Russia remains tied to Kazakhstani billionaires despite the pressure of international sanctions In early March 2026, the State Commission for Arctic Development convened under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev. Central to the agenda was the infrastructure rollout in Chukotka for the Baimskaya mining and processing plant — a crown jewel of Russia’s Arctic investment strategy.

How EU companies make money on Russian gas and ensure the survival of the Yamal project Instead of the promised abandonment of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), in the spring of 2026, European countries increased their purchases to a record level. Against the background of the war in Iran, supplies from the Yamal LNG plant to the EU in the first four months of the year increased by 17%, reaching 6.7 million tons.