Russia is concerned about the increased activity of NATO forces in the Arctic and sees “unforeseen events” in the region, TASS news agency reported on Sunday, citing Russian diplomat Nikolai Korchunov, Reuters reported.
In March, Finland and Sweden, both of which are considering joining the US-led NATO military alliance, conducted joint military exercises with NATO, but were pre-empted before the Russian invasion.
“The recent increase in NATO activity in the Arctic is a cause for concern. Another large-scale military exercise of the alliance has recently taken place in northern Norway. In our view, this does not contribute to the security of the region,” Korchunov said.
According to Korchunov, such activity increases the risk of “unintended events”, which, in addition to security risks, can also cause serious damage to the Arctic ecosystem. He did not specify what kind of incident could be reported.
Russia warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the military alliance, Russia would have to strengthen its defenses and that there could be no more “nuclear-free” Baltic.
“There can be no talk of a nuclear-free regime in the Baltic anymore – the balance must be restored,” said Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s vice-president of the Security Council.
Source: Capital
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