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| − | '''Krasnoyarsk''' is a major city in central [[Siberia]], [[Russia]], known for its striking natural beauty and industrial significance. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the renowned Trans-Siberian Railway, and is one of the largest producers of aluminum in the world. | + | '''Krasnoyarsk''' is a major city in central [[Siberia]], [[Russia]], known for its striking natural beauty and industrial significance. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the renowned Trans-Siberian Railway, and is one of the largest producers of [[aluminum]] in the world. |
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| | ==Economy== | | ==Economy== |
| | In February 2025, shortly after [[US President]] [[Donald Trump]] took office, [[President Vladimir Putin]] told interviewer Pavel Zarubin, | | In February 2025, shortly after [[US President]] [[Donald Trump]] took office, [[President Vladimir Putin]] told interviewer Pavel Zarubin, |
| − | {{Cquote|we could think about working together with [[US]] companies in this area. For example, back in [[Soviet]] times, there were plans to build a new [[hydroelectric]] power plant and to create additional [[aluminium]] production facilities in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. After all, aluminium is, first of all, about [[energy]], preferably cheap energy. Hydropower is cheap and [[environment]]ally friendly. | + | {{Cquote|we could think about working together with [[US]] companies in this area. For example, back in [[Soviet]] times, there were plans to build a new [[hydroelectric]] power plant and to create additional aluminium production facilities in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. After all, aluminium is, first of all, about [[energy]], preferably cheap energy. Hydropower is cheap and [[environment]]ally friendly. |
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| | To reiterate, such plans have been in place since the Soviet times. However, these are [[capital]]- and [[investment]]-intensive projects. In today's [[money]], according to preliminary estimates, they will [[cost]] around 15 billion.<ref>[http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76331 Answers to questions from journalist Pavel Zarubin], | | To reiterate, such plans have been in place since the Soviet times. However, these are [[capital]]- and [[investment]]-intensive projects. In today's [[money]], according to preliminary estimates, they will [[cost]] around 15 billion.<ref>[http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76331 Answers to questions from journalist Pavel Zarubin], |