TOKYO -- Russia has long dreamed of becoming a superpower in the High North, thanks to its 24,000 km coastline on the Arctic Ocean.
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An LNG tanker and icebreaker sail side by side in the Arctic Ocean in the winter: A report from Brown University suggests melting ice will weaken Russia's control of the Northern Sea Route. © Sovcomflot/Kyodo
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