A delicate succession in the Arctic Council after Russia sidelined
Oslo (AFP) - The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday saw a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of Russia, its largest member. After two years of Russia at the helm, Norway took over the reins of the intergovernmental forum, which was considered exemplary until the invasion of Ukraine led seven of the eight members -- the United States, Canada and the five Nordic countries -- to suspend their meetings with Moscow. For the actual handover, the Western foreign ministers declined an invitation from their Russian counterpart, Sergei L...