Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko noted that Russia's partners are showing increasing interest in using the Northern Sea Route

According to Alexey Likhachev, freight traffic along the Northern Sea Route has remained at a record level of more than 37 mln tons over the past two years

Freight traffic along the NSR is expected to reach around 40 mln metric tons in 2026, Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister Alexey Chekunkov said

Deputy Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Anton Basansky said that transit freight traffic had also increased

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko noted that Russia's partners are showing increasing interest in using the Northern Sea Route

According to Alexey Likhachev, this will provide the basis for making the project economically viable and create the conditions for further development of the entire infrastructure

Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov pointed out that three years ago only one Chinese company handled shipments

Anton Kobyakov highlighted that the Northern Sea Route is one of the key, safe and financially viable trade routes