FILE PHOTO: The nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika is seen during the sea trials in the Gulf of Finland, in the Baltic Sea, Russia June 28, 2020. Nikita Greydin/Baltic Shipyard/Handout via REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A nuclear-powered ice breaker Russia says is the world's largest and most powerful set off on Tuesday on a two-week journey to the Arctic as part of Moscow's efforts to tap the region's commercial potential.
Known as "Arktika," the nuclear icebreaker left St. Petersburg and headed for the Arctic port of Murmansk, a journey that marks its entry into Russia's icebreaker fleet.
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