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• There are plans to launch a high-speed railway line between Moscow and St. Petersburg, further develop the Northern Sea Route, an icebreaking fleet, and build port infrastructure. karlof1's Geopolitical Gymnasium
• The situation in the Tampa area is still a major emergency as St Petersburg recorded over 16 inches of rain, prompting the National Weather Service to warn of flash flooding there as well as other parts of western and central Florida. Metro
• Rising sea levels and worsening tropical cyclones have made storms a bigger threat to the coastal Tampa Bay area, which includes the cities of Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg. Scientific American
• Russia plans to establish crypto exchanges in Moscow and St Petersburg to support international trade. Crypto Briefing
• Kiev plans to produce thousands of long-range drones in 2024 that are capable of reaching Moscow and St Petersburg. CNBC
• Ukraine plans mass production of drones that can destroy targets up to 1,000 km (620 miles) away, theoretically bringing Moscow and St Petersburg into range. Al Jazeera
• Ukraine will produce thousands of long-range drones capable of deep strikes into Russia in 2024 and already has up to 10 companies making unmanned aerial vehicles that can reach Moscow and St Petersburg, Ukraine's digital minister said. RFE/RL
• Ukraine will produce thousands of long-range drones capable of deep strikes into Russia in 2024 and already has up to 10 companies making drones that can reach Moscow and St Petersburg, Ukraine's digital minister said. Times of India
• Moscow's oil and gas infrastructure has come under threat, with a drone attack on a Russian oil terminal about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Saint Petersburg. CNN
• Jamming satellite navigation will become more important as Russia is forced to defend itself against growing numbers of Ukrainian long-range drone attacks, like the ones which hit St Petersburg recently. Newsweek
• Officials in Moscow, St Petersburg and other areas have issued orange weather warnings, cautioning residents against possible health risks. The Guardian
• Russia is expected to increase marine transportation from and to St. Petersburg, and the lack of binding agreements obliging Russia to act in accordance with the available recommendations can hamper valuable IAS-related initiatives on a Baltic Sea regional scale. SpringerLink
• Russia is expected to position itself as a leading food supplier for African countries, which have been acutely impacted by the global food crisis set off by the war in Ukraine, at this week's Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. The Moscow Times
• Russia will continue to maintain three significant air defence rings (Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, and Moscow), but it should be expected that they will develop more capabilities in other areas as well, such as in Crimea. Course Hero
• Nato will now have seven members on the Baltic Sea, further isolating Russia's coastal access to St Petersburg and its small exclave of Kaliningrad. BBC News
• Concerningly for Moscow, alliance territory will expand near the strategically important Kola Peninsula in the north and move closer to Russia's second-largest city of St. Petersburg, located on the Baltic Sea coast. War on the Rocks
• The Tver bypass is the final stage of the construction of the M-11 federal highway, which will connect Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The Eastern Herald
• Russian military recruiters have been more successful at recruiting soldiers for the Kremlin's war in Ukraine from regional Russian cities, which are far poorer than Moscow or St Petersburg and where education and opportunities are far more limited. The Telegraph
• Chinese tourists will generally fall into two categories, with at least half being small traders buying goods and establishing trade networks on Russia's border regions with China, with the others heading for cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. Russia Briefing News
• Russian officials plan to mobilize up to 500,000 Russians, including residents of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, which arguably have faced lighter mobilization pushes in the past. Institute for the Study of War
• All eight of the so-called SPZAZ tanks will now be transported by sea from St Petersburg to Bangladesh. World Nuclear News
• Cities like Moscow or St Petersburg fear the rising influx of non-Russian Asiatics. The Spectator
• Fort Myers is in the hurricane zone, and Tampa and St. Petersburg could still get a direct hit by a major hurricane for the first time in a century. USA Today

Last updated: 26 June 2025