Vice Admiral Peter Gauthier, vice commander of the Coast Guard, said that the US Coast Guard believes that the increasing presence of Russia and China in the Arctic and their cooperation in the region pose a threat to US national security. operations. This was reported by TASS.
He emphasized that the American side risks losing the opportunity to establish a sufficient presence in the region due to the lack of icebreakers and the fact that they lag behind Moscow and Beijing in development.
Gauthier noted that U.S. Coast Guard units in the Arctic face a lack of funding, weakening combat readiness.
US Special Representative for the Arctic Michael Sfraga in early November statedIt is stated that the USA is closely monitoring the increasing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic, and that some movements give warning signs.
The politician recalled the joint flight of Russian and Chinese warplanes off the coast of Alaska in July and the joint passage of Chinese and Russian ships through the Bering Strait in October.
Previous analysts explained Chinese patrols in the Arctic.
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Source: Gazeta
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