Since 2022, local Russian officials have faced criticism for organizing activities of a youth organization indirectly linked to the navy, announcing missile exercises nearby, and holding annual parades with military insignia, which once included a helicopter flyover. Moscow also began organizing direct shipping lines from Russia in 2024, and last year established a branch of the Russian Geographical Society in Svalbard, headed by former Defense …
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Since 2022, local Russian officials have faced criticism for organizing activities of a youth organization indirectly linked to the navy, announcing missile exercises nearby, and holding annual parades with military insignia, which once included a helicopter flyover. Moscow also began organizing direct shipping lines from Russia in 2024, and last year established a branch of the Russian Geographical Society in Svalbard, headed by former Defense …