Federation Council Member Konstantin Dolgov said that the USA sees the Russian Federation as its arch enemy in the Arctic. RIA News.
According to him, all US military and economic policy in the Arctic is directed towards Russia.
“Such unilateral actions (by Washington) do not bring anything good. “The United States does not consider itself bound by any international instruments,” the senator said.
At the same time, he pointed out that the Russian Federation has strengthened its position in the defense and economic fields. According to Dolgov, these steps of the USA require our line of behavior “based on our own interests”.
Previously Russian President Vladimir Putin named The development of the Arctic is an undeniable priority.
Nikolai Korchunov, formerly Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Arctic Council, Ambassador of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia aforementionedNATO’s military activity in the Arctic worries Russia.
Putin before statedThat Russia’s future is linked to the Arctic.