Vladimir Putin said that Russia is the first to feel the consequences of global warming and climate change affecting the northernmost pole, the Russian president said at the summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries in Moscow. According to Putin, about 70% of Russia's territory is in northern latitudes, and part of the land is located in the ice zone. "This has serious consequences for several regions of Russia, so we are ready to join forces to respond to climate change," the president emphasized.

Vladimir Putin said that Russia is the first to feel the consequences of global warming and climate change affecting the northernmost pole, the Russian president said at the summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries in Moscow. According to Putin, about 70% of Russia's territory is in northern latitudes, and part of the land is located in the ice zone. "This has serious consequences for several regions of Russia, so we are ready to join forces to respond to climate change," the president emphasized.