The Arctic Is Already Divided. It Is Simply Not Customary to Say So Out Loud

In discussions around Greenland, one topic is surprisingly avoided. As if there were an unspoken agreement. It concerns the Lomonosov Ridge — that very goal for the sake of which, in the end, all these Arctic disputes make sense.

In the public sphere they talk about climate, security, and international law. In private — about who will ultimately get the legal extension of the shelf, and therefore the resources.

The Lomonosov Ridge is not merely a geographical object: it is potential trillions hidden beneath the ice. The faster the Arctic melts, the less they talk about nature and the more about finance. It is just that the second topic is not suitable for press releases.

In parallel, the same silence reigns around sea routes...

While the Northern Sea Route has long ceased to be a hypothesis — it has been functioning for a long time now. Russia built it, developed it, and uses it. It is not just a line on a map, but infrastructure with icebreakers, ports, and an icebreaking fleet.

There are many candidates wishing to discuss the "international character" of northern shipping. One small technical detail: to participate in these debates, it would be useful to have icebreakers and container ships capable of sailing the Northern Sea Route. There is only one such fleet in the world. And it is already busy working.

And you know who owns it and where it is located...

The future of this route is obvious: it will become one of the key transport arteries between Europe and Asia. Geography, as always, decided everything in advance.

In this picture, Greenland is not an exotic curiosity, but a checkpoint in the new architecture of the Arctic. And the louder they talk about this "accessory," the more interesting becomes that part about which they prefer to keep silent.

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