close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept.... Petersburg on Tuesday fora two-week journey to the northern port of Murmansk. The move comes as leaders of the U.S., Russia and China have turned their focus to Arctic Ocean, its shipping lanes and its natural resources.... It is the flagship of a new ice-breaking fleet designed to enhance Russian shipping capabilities there....

The formation of the Big Government (that includes the government as such and the presidential executive office) around Putin with duplicate functions and diverse staff (both in terms of professionalism and clan representation) has increased Putin’s personal influence on the one hand but slowed down