Military and political confrontation in the Arctic region is intensifying, with NATO exercises expanding in scale and becoming more provocative.

The Russian Foreign Ministry: Military and Political Tensions in the Arctic Are Intensifying

Russian State News Agency, Moscow, February 4 - Vladislav Maslennikov, head of the Department for European Issues at the Russian Foreign Ministry and a senior Russian representative in the Arctic Council, said in an interview with the Russian State News Agency that military and political tensions in the Arctic are intensifying, with NATO's military exercises in the region becoming increasingly large-scale and provocative.

He said: "In the Arctic, not only can the effects of global warming be clearly felt, but also the cooling of politics."

According to him, Western Arctic countries are moving away from the principle of "low tension in high latitude regions."

He said: "Under the impetus of Western countries and NATO, military and political tensions in the region are constantly increasing, new challenges and threats are emerging continuously, the intensity and scale of NATO military exercises are continuously expanding, and their nature is becoming increasingly offensive and provocative. More and more extraregional countries are participating in these exercises. Illegal sanctions are being actively used to hinder the development of Russia's Arctic region and the entire Arctic region's international cooperation. The policy orientation of Western countries is trending towards confrontation and the use of force to secure their interests."

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