Putin is Baaaaack, First Stop, Arctic
According to the Barents Observer, the one of the first things Putin did was decree that the Arctic looked nice, nice enough to make a grab for.
In the Arctic, Vladimir Putin wants the government to work hard to proper international legal registration of external borders, including determine the limits of the continental shelf and surrounding maritime areas. This should be done to ensure Russia’s national interests, primarily in the field of security and economy and based on a task of strengthening trust and cooperation with neighboring countries.
The decree entered force with immediate effect on Monday, a few hours after Putin’s inauguration ceremony in Kremlin.
Kremlin.ru