INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian scientific institutions have been cut off from their Western counterparts since the invasion of Ukraine, limiting their equipment
and software supplies, access to information and chances for collaboration.The isolation of a country that is home to vast ecosystems, over
50% of the Arctic Ocean coastline and critical scientific datasets has raised concerns over global scientific cooperation on the
However, we also work with global databases
institutions.This jeopardizes research on globally significant risks such as ancient viruses frozen in permafrost, said a Russian-born
Russian scientists' most common problems include the cancellation of international projects, the inability to participate in some
conferences, and challenges with obtaining visas and making international payments, Russian researchers told The Moscow Times.It has also
become more difficult for scientists affiliated with Russian institutions to have their publications accepted by international journals,
difficult to understand the research method, even though the same universities had previously submitted articles to these journals without
February 2022, an Arctic researcher who identified herself as Anastasiya was notified that she was selected to do a half-year funded
research project in the U.K
government has decided to terminate all collaborations with Russia."Russia's Vostok research station, Princess Elizabeth Land,
researchers are adapting to the new reality by increasingly collaborating with colleagues from BRICS countries, using Kazakhstan bank cards
for international transactions and downloading data from Western institutes while outside Russia.But for some, potential restrictions from
of treason, sending a chill through the community.Signs of a thaw?If Russian science remains closed off for decades, some processes that
scientists study will be less understandable to the outside world, especially in the fields where Russia holds unique expertise, a
such as truly untouched forests and natural territories ..
2.5)Early signs of a thaw in relations between Russia and other Arctic states emerged in September, when members of the Arctic
cautious hope that vital cooperation will not cease to exist.The assistant professor said their collaboration with Finnish and Canadian
climatologist said.Jean-Michel Claverie, a virologist and emeritus professor at the Aix-Marseille University School of Medicine, said
