The USA definitely intends to counter Russia’s activities in the Arctic. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, at the international forum “North Pole: Present and Future”. RIA News.
The military said that over the past few years, almost all countries in the Arctic region and some extra-regional states have updated their doctrinal documents defining priority areas for the implementation of national interests in the Arctic.
According to Evmenov, some of them, especially the United States, see Russia’s work in the region as the main challenge to their interests and call for limiting the development of the Russian state’s influence by all possible means, from sanctions pressure to military sanctions. Military power.
The admiral emphasized that the current military-political situation in the Arctic can be defined by the strengthening of negative trends in the field of regional security associated with the entry of new countries into NATO and the aggressive policy of the collective West towards the Russian Federation.
Evmenov added that, in particular, the foreign military presence in the region has increased and competition has increased between countries regarding access to the resources and communications of the Arctic Ocean.
In early November, Deputy Secretary of State for Energy Geoffrey Pyatt said that the United States wanted to terminate Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project. According to him, American officials are doing this by imposing sanctions by working with our G7 partners. More details in the material “socialbites.ca”.
Previously in the USA questioned The rigidity of Russia’s “red lines”.