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US military personnel will practice landings in the Arctic zone during the Arctic Edge exercise, which will last until March 22. Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov is confident that the Americans are using the experience of Russian paratroopers. “The Americans clearly saw how we landed paratroopers in the “norths” several times. Apparently, they decided to check what their paratroopers could do. That is, they are now...
After the battle for Ukraine, the West will try to knock Russia out of the Arctic. John Mearsheimer, a professor at the University of Chicago and an expert on international relations, said this on air on the Internet channel “The Duran,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Ukraine does not bode well for Europe as a whole. I believe the Russians will win a terrible victory, but the Americans will not give up. Over time, the Americans will go...
The United States does not have sufficient forces to ensure national interests in the Arctic. Russia has a much more powerful fleet and military capabilities in this region, and China’s power is also growing. This was discussed at a hearing in the Homeland Security Committee of the US House of Representatives, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In particular, Russia has an order of magnitude more icebreakers that allow it to operate in the Arctic region...
The United States must be prepared to project its power into the Arctic region. This is important because melting ice opens up access to the richest natural resources found in the Arctic. This was stated at a hearing in the Homeland Security Committee of the US House of Representatives by Senator from Alaska, former director of personnel at the US National Security Council, Marine Dan...
Britain on March 8 announced the establishment of its new military base in the far north of Norway with the aim of “strengthening the capabilities of the North Atlantic Alliance in the Arctic.” The base will operate for at least ten years, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The base, called Camp Viking, located 65 km south of the city of Tromsø, will become a “hub” for British marines who will specialize...
On Tuesday in St. Petersburg, the launch of the nuclear icebreaker "Yakutia" and the raising of the state flag of the Russian Federation on the nuclear icebreaker "Ural" took place. Both sides belong to Project 22220 - these are the largest and most powerful icebreaking ships in the world, and their main task is to ensure year-round navigation in the Arctic. Two icebreakers of the 22220 series – “Arktika” and “Sibir” –…
The EU’s attempts to limit Russia’s sovereign right to dispose of its territorial sea in the Arctic are “an assassination attempt with inappropriate means.” Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this today at the Valdai Club, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “They demand that we do it, but they themselves are not going to do it? Well, that won't happen. There is a fairy tale, known to Russian audiences, when one of the characters forces a wolf...
If we exclude the Black Sea coast, then this year the Arctic region entered the top three most popular among Russian tourists. The executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, Maya Lomidze, stated this at a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “According to tour operators, Murmansk, which is, of course, an Arctic region, is one of the three most popular products this year, we exclude the Black Sea coast. Arctic…
Everything that Russia does on its territories in the Arctic is absolutely legitimate and legal, and if Western countries have any questions about this, it was not Moscow that froze the dialogue between the General Staffs of the Armed Forces of the Arctic Council member countries. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Across the Arctic we see lamentations about...
The Russian Arctic continues to be under the close attention of the United States. Military expert and political scientist Yuri Knutov said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The United States needs two things from the Arctic: its shelves, rich in oil and gas, and the Northern Sea Route. And recently, this is why the Americans have been conducting massive exercises in the northern theater of military operations. To Norway...
The successful launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and the Arktika-M No. 1 spacecraft on board took place on Sunday morning from the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This was reported by the official website of Roscosmos, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. After 562 seconds, according to the processed telemetric information, the warhead separated from the third stage of the carrier in normal mode. Highest reliability, ability to start...
The struggle for freedom of navigation along the Northern Sea Route, which Washington declares, actually has a completely different background and threatens the security of Russia. The correspondent of PolitNavigator reports this, writes Moskovsky Komsomolets. It is noted that if the United States achieves free passage of ships, including military ones, along the Northern Sea Route, then nothing will stop the Pentagon from sending its destroyers and…
Russian mechanical engineering is gradually coping with the challenges of Western sanctions. Moreover, the Arctic development program promotes the production of products that have no analogues in the world - capable of working in the harsh conditions of the Far North. Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Artyukhov stated this at a forum in Moscow, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “...Maximum localization... Yamal projects, which were in many ways yesterday...
As the ice melts and the Arctic region becomes more accessible, NATO is increasing its military presence here. According to a PolitNavigator correspondent, Nikolai Korchunov, Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry and a senior official of the Arctic Council from Russia, stated this in an interview with Kommersant. “As the ice melts and the region becomes more accessible, there is an increase in military presence and activity...
