Russian leader Vladimir Putin has made an astonishing bid to grab a vast chunk of the Arctic, giving himself claim to its vast potential oil, gas and mineral wealth.His audacious argument that an underwater Russian ridge is linked to the North Pole is likely to lead to an international outcry.
I would just like to note for the record, that if you follow the ground under the Pacific Ocean, America connects with Russia. So, I guess Bush can make a claim on Asia now. That makes sense.
This play by Putin could get very ugly.Â
