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Board meeting of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East and Arctic held in Moscow
Board meeting of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East and Arctic held in Moscow
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The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic held a board meeting at the Rossiya Segodnya press center in Moscow. The session focused primarily on reviewing the 2025 performance and outlining future plans.During his address, Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev noted that in 2025, investors committed more than 1 trillion rubles to projects in the Far East and the Arctic.Summing up the results of 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister reported that demand for land acquisition under the Far Eastern Hectare program grew by 25 percent over the course of the year.“Programs to build affordable rental housing and the program for granting free land plots – the Far Eastern Hectare – are being implemented. In 2025, nearly 3,000 families received new rental apartments at one-third of the cost, and almost 20,000 people received land plots,” he stated.The Presidential Envoy clarified that 36,000 residents of the Far East and 10,000 residents of the Arctic were able to improve their housing conditions throughout the year under the 2-percent subsidized mortgage program.Furthermore, in his remarks, Yury Trutnev identified the development of the Transarctic Transport Corridor as one of the priority tasks. Plans include the expansion of the nuclear icebreaker and cargo fleets, as well as the creation of a domestically built dredging fleet. Yury Trutnev also singled out the finalizingof a new strategy for the development of the Far East as a key objective.For his part, Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexei Chekunkov reported that the ministry had submitted a strategy for the development of the Arctic through 2050 to the Government of the Russian Federation.He also added that in 2026, a project for the development of the Transarctic Transport Corridor will be presented to President Vladimir Putin.Alexei Chekunkov emphasized that the comprehensive development project for the TTC will be approved in 2026.The minister added that, over the first five months of the current year, cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route totaled nearly 14.5 million tons, representing a 13-percent increase.Commenting on the outcomes of the meeting, Alexei Chekunkov responded to a question from a correspondent of the Arctic.ru portal regarding the recruitment of new personnel and the retention of currently employed specialists in the Arctic region.“First and foremost, this is the focus of the implementation of the master plans – these are comprehensive documents that chart the path of cities and communities from their present state into the future. That future does not just solely concern the urban environment; it encompasses the employment situation. We have analyzed what jobs people have today in those cities and communities, what jobs people seek, what jobs can be viably created, and what positions already exist in those communities,” he noted.Alexei Chekunkov stated that currently, the construction of 33 facilities under the master plans for the development of core communities in the Arctic has been completed, while another 59 are at the design stage while 83 facilities are under construction.The Minister also added that the master plans provide for more than 515 initiatives totaling 2.9 trillion rubles.
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The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic held a board meeting at the Rossiya Segodnya press center in Moscow. The session focused primarily on reviewing the 2025 performance and outlining future plans.
During his address, Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev noted that in 2025, investors committed more than 1 trillion rubles to projects in the Far East and the Arctic.
“The existing state support instruments enabled investors to channel more than 1 trillion rubles into projects in the Far East and the Arctic in 2025,” Yury Trutnev affirmed.
Summing up the results of 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister reported that demand for land acquisition under the Far Eastern Hectare program grew by 25 percent over the course of the year.
“Programs to build affordable rental housing and the program for granting free land plots – the Far Eastern Hectare – are being implemented. In 2025, nearly 3,000 families received new rental apartments at one-third of the cost, and almost 20,000 people received land plots,” he stated.
The Presidential Envoy clarified that 36,000 residents of the Far East and 10,000 residents of the Arctic were able to improve their housing conditions throughout the year under the 2-percent subsidized mortgage program.
Furthermore, in his remarks, Yury Trutnev identified the development of the Transarctic Transport Corridor as one of the priority tasks. Plans include the expansion of the nuclear icebreaker and cargo fleets, as well as the creation of a domestically built dredging fleet. Yury Trutnev also singled out the finalizingof a new strategy for the development of the Far East as a key objective.
For his part, Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexei Chekunkov reported that the ministry had submitted a strategy for the development of the Arctic through 2050 to the Government of the Russian Federation.
“At the instruction of the President, we developed and submitted a draft updated consolidated document – a strategy for the development of the Arctic through 2050,” he reported.
He also added that in 2026, a project for the development of the Transarctic Transport Corridor will be presented to President Vladimir Putin.
“This is a major interagency effort involving the Government of Russia, together with the Maritime Board, Rosatom, and all the Arctic regions,” the minister stated.
Alexei Chekunkov emphasized that the comprehensive development project for the TTC will be approved in 2026.
The minister added that, over the first five months of the current year, cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route totaled nearly 14.5 million tons, representing a 13-percent increase.
Commenting on the outcomes of the meeting, Alexei Chekunkov responded to a question from a correspondent of the Arctic.ru portal regarding the recruitment of new personnel and the retention of currently employed specialists in the Arctic region.
“First and foremost, this is the focus of the implementation of the master plans – these are comprehensive documents that chart the path of cities and communities from their present state into the future. That future does not just solely concern the urban environment; it encompasses the employment situation. We have analyzed what jobs people have today in those cities and communities, what jobs people seek, what jobs can be viably created, and what positions already exist in those communities,” he noted.
Alexei Chekunkov stated that currently, the construction of 33 facilities under the master plans for the development of core communities in the Arctic has been completed, while another 59 are at the design stage while 83 facilities are under construction.
The Minister also added that the master plans provide for more than 515 initiatives totaling 2.9 trillion rubles.
