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With relations between Moscow and Western governments the iciest in decades due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts wonder if the Arctic will become the next powder keg.
Russia currently maintains a military presence in the Arctic and has plans to expand it, as well as strengthen the Border Guard/Coast Guard presence there. Using the Arctic for economic gain has been done by Russia for centuries for shipping and fishing. Russia has plans to exploit the large offshore resource deposits in the Arctic.
The Russo-Ukrainian War has had significant geopolitical consequences in the Arctic region, including on the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum focused on Arctic issues that was founded in 1996 by eight Arctic states: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States of America.
The command's main aim was to concentrate all military responsibility over Russia's territories in the Arctic as well as secure all Russian interests and power projection in the region. [ 5 ] The command was headquartered in Severomorsk , and its former military commander is Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev , who held the position since 3 May 2019.
US F-16s flew to Greenland for force posturing after Russian aircraft were detected in the Arctic. The US and Greenland continue their standard agreement for presence in the Arctic region ...
“The Arctic for the U.S. consistently seems to be an afterthought,” he said. “U.S. has not been prioritizing it. Russia is probably 10 years or more ahead of the U.S.
Russia has to a certain degree respected the legal frame of Law of the Sea and collaborated with other Arctic states. But there have been some issues. Russia planted a flag on the seabed of the Arctic in 2007 as an expression of Russian expansion. [64] The aftermath of the Russian Invasion has had an impact on the political situation in the Arctic.
Under President Vladimir Putin, Moscow is rushing to re-open abandoned Soviet military, ... Moscow is rushing to re-open abandoned Soviet military, air and radar bases on remote Arctic islands.