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People attend the float out ceremony of the nuclear-powered ice-breaker Yakutia at the Baltic shipyard in Saint Petersburg on November 22, 2020, as Russia pushes to develop the Arctic and seek new energy markets amid sanctions over Ukraine. - The Yakutia will join in late 2024 a fleet of nuclear-powered ice-breakers that are meant to ensure Moscow's dominance over the melting Arctic. The vessel is designed to resist extreme weather conditions in the Far North, has a length of 173 metres (568 feet) and able to smash through ice up to 2.8 metres (9.2 feet) thick. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)