11.Russia: Agreements Will Settle Artic Border Disputes- Putin

Russia: Agreements Will Settle Arctic Border Disputes - Putin September 23, 2010 Partnership agreements will settle all border disputes in the Arctic region, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Sept. 23 amid fears of Arctic territorial clashes, RIA Novosti reported. Russia is monitoring the situation in the region closely and has concluded that most “scare stories” about the Arctic are groundless, Putin said at news conference at the International Arctic Forum in Moscow. Putin also said Russia will expand scientific research in the region.