Alexandra Land island, part of the archipelago of Franz Josef Land, is one of those places about which always remembers the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
Moreover. He was on the island twice over the past 7 years (at least officially). For the first time in April 2010 when he was still Prime Minister. Measured a polar bear.
On the website of the First channel you can watch his interview at the time.
Vladimir Putin visited the world's most Northern frontier — on the archipelago Earth Frantsa-Iosifa
He came here together with Shoigu.
And 30 Mar 2017 came together with Shoigu and Dmitry Medvedev. Worked with an ice pick.
Report on his visit to the island.
For me, the reason for the visit to the island unconvincing.
Putin is worried about the ecological condition of these islands and personally inspect the cleaning of the territory. Strange reason. Therefore, it is the whole of Russia to pass. There are places where, and to call scary.
A more important reason is of course the new military base, is able to take on any aircraft, even the heaviest.
Franz Joseph complete the construction of the Northern-most military base Rossii
But then again the question arises. Why is this base here? Why the need for a runway capable of taking heavy transport aircraft?
By the way, in April 2015 at the Franz Josef Land training exercises with the transfer here of troops and military equipment. Simulated a variant of the attack.
That is, there is something that can try to capture? Not to destroy, but to capture. But it is useless. Applied to a missile attack, not the invaders.
Or is there something that nobody will destroy the missile strike?
After all, if you think about it, March 30, 2017 year was simply unprecedented. Somewhere far away in the Arctic, on the island, was the President, Prime Minister and defense Minister of a nuclear state.
And who, if anything, the nuclear button presses? If they will lay a single blow.
Moreover. They descended into some sort of ice cave. Threesome?!!! Well, I can understand Putin and Shoigu. But Medvedev where suffered? He, by the Arctic, have nothing to do?
The Franz Josef Land very close attention from intelligence services around the world.
I think that the military base and the satellite can be photographed. Remains the only version of being there some of the underground facility.
The bunker?Preparing to hide from the cataclysm? Or to fly?
Maybe they found something very ancient?
Maybe it's just my imagination. Can be really they are interested in the export of old barrels and types of the ice grotto. Why not climb in ice caves, to rest from our works. Maybe so.
Although...