GeopoliticsProtected Russia flags Arctic arrogance By ANI - August 25, 2023 0 198 Russian flag on the drifting sea-ice. Photo: Screenshot from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute video A group of scientists from the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute unveiled a 1,400 square metre white-blue-red Russian flag on the sea ice nearby the drifting polar station “Severny polyus-41”, the Barents Observer reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)