“The Northern Sea Route is our way, yes... This does not mean that we do not need to involve someone else as our partners, this can be done, but with the understanding that jurisdiction and decisions in this area are made by the Russian Federation” , - RIA Novosti quotes Medvedev.
In April, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was considering connecting the Northern Sea Route to China's Maritime Silk Road.
In October 2021, the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the state corporation Rosatom prepared a project for regular transportation along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) using the Sevmorput lighter carrier.