The Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma to allow aircraft flying to the Arctic to cross the Russian border without passing border control.
The document is published in the electronic database of the State Duma.
The bill will allow Russian aircraft to repeatedly cross the border of Russia without passing border control, customs and other types of checks to deliver people, goods and equipment from the territory of the Russian Federation to the polar stations.
The changes will affect airfields on Kotelny Island (Novosibirsk Islands), Alexandra Land (Franz Josef Land), Sredny, and Severnaya Zemlya.
The law will come into force 30 days after publication, www.pnp.ru reports.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
