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NATO Militarizing Arctic Under ‘Eastern Threat’ Pretext — Russian Diplomat

NATO Militarizing Arctic Under ‘Eastern Threat’ Pretext — Russian Diplomat

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Large-scale NATO military exercises are held regularly in the region — including offensive scenarios — with non-Arctic NATO members now actively involved, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European Problems Department Vladislav Maslennikov says.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that NATO's military budget hikes are provoking global militarization and an arms race — with the West using false claims of a Russian threat to squeeze taxpayers and cover economic failures.Russia insists the Arctic must remain a territory of cooperation and peaceful development where all Arctic states' legitimate interests should be respected.

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Large-scale NATO military exercises are held regularly in the region — including offensive scenarios — with non-Arctic NATO members now actively involved, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European Problems Department Vladislav Maslennikov says.