2/ A document revealing the possible reasons for the arrest of Ukrainian scientist Leonid #Pshenychnov mentions that the creation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) proposed by #CCAMLR “will result in #Russia losing the opportunity to develop hydrocarbon resources on the #Antarctic continental shelf”
Since 1983, Leonid #Pshenychnov has gone on 21 expeditions to Antarctica, working on Soviet, Ukrainian, Australian and German research vessels, including the #Polarstern of the Alfred Wegener Institute @awi.de. 2/2
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The Russian regime arrested another Ukrainian civilian from the occupied territories of #Ukraine for political reasons.
Please read the short thread about Antarctica scientists Leonid #Pshenychnov as well as the article by Alexej Ovchinnikov. 1/2
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3/ 😡 The arrest was just before the start of a Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources #CCAMLR meeting where Leonid #Pshenychnov was not only supposed to represent #Ukraine but planned to participate in the discussion about nature conservation issues
2/ Leonid #Pshenychnov lived in #Crimea and did not leave after #Russia occupied the peninsula in 2014.
Like many other #Ukrainian citizens who decided to remain in the occupied territories, he was forced to obtain Russian citizenship.
1/ ❄️ “Antarctica’s first political prisoner”: #Russia arrests researcher, accusing him of treason and collaborating with #Ukraine
Leonid #Pshenychnov is a Ukrainian scientist who has been researching #Antarctica for over 40 years.
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