Russia’s actions in the Arctic cause concern among Western countries. The publication reports that Le DevoirHe was referring to remarks made by Gen. Blaise Frawley, Deputy Commander, North American Aerospace Defense, at a defense conference in Ottawa.
“If you look at the map, the Arctic, and especially the Alaska region, is the fastest way for our opponents to reach us,” Asker said.
Frawley noted that Russia has forty nuclear icebreakers and ten more may appear in the next decade. Kale also said that the United States and Canada only have five icebreakers and that they plan to build more icebreakers collectively.
The general also complained that the enormous potential of Russian weapons was keeping him up at night amid tensions with Moscow.
Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Nikolai Korchunov in early March statedIt was stated that the USA and NATO intensified their military activities in the Arctic.
Putin before statedThat Russia’s future is linked to the Arctic.