Russia warns of the risk of “unintentional incidents” with NATO in the Arctic
Russia called NATO’s military activity in the Arctic worrisome and warned of the risk of an unintended incident.
Russian news agency TASS quoted Ambassador Nikolai Korchunov, Chairman of the Arctic High Officials Committee, on April 17 that Russia is worried about the increased activity of its forces. NATO in the Arctic and perceived the risk of an “unintended incident” occurring in the region.
In March, Finland and Sweden, two countries considering joining the US-led NATO military alliance, conducted joint military exercises with NATO. The drills have been planned for a long time, but Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine has increased the intensity of the exercises.
“The recent increase in NATO activity in the Arctic is a cause for concern. Another large-scale military exercise by the alliance was recently held in northern Norway. us, this does not contribute to the security of the region,” said Ambassador Korchunov.
According to Korchunov, such activity increases the risk of an “unintentional incident”. In addition to security risks, such activity can cause serious damage to the Arctic ecosystem.
Last week, one of the closest allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO that, if Sweden and Finland join NATO Russia will deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in Europe.
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