{IIRC our Canadian Tim has mentioned this possibility several times over the years.
If it happens it would mean a great deal of Rubles and Canadian Dollars changing hands up there. And, on the international trade front, Canadian Poutine for Russian Borscht.}
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Melting Arctic ice could open up new eco-friendly international shipping routes that BYPASS the Russian-controlled Northern Sea Route, study finds
Parts of the Arctic that were covered in ice year-round will be ice-free for months
This could mean more eco-friendly trade routes that bypass Northern Sea Route
Russia contends that the Northern Sea Route falls primarily within its own waters
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10934655/Mel…