Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, said that the conflict in the Arctic could flare up due to friendly relations between Russia and China. He talked about this in an interview with the agency. Bloomberg.
According to him, the alliance is concerned about Chinese shipping along the Russian Northern Sea Route and the possibility that China’s commercial and scientific interests could be a precursor to the Chinese military presence in the Arctic.
“We know there are military scientists on these ships,” Bauer said.
Before that Bloomberg in the name The next point of conflict between Russia and the West. The Arctic region has changed its status from one where the likelihood of conflict was extremely low to one that is more dangerous.
The situation for cooperation is exacerbated by climate change, rapid melting of ice, and resource competition.
Formerly US Secretary of State statedThat Russia and China currently pose “the most serious threat to world order” on the planet.