Putin marks another red line to NATO with his new doctrine to conquer the Arctic

Putin marks another red line to NATO with his new doctrine to conquer the Arctic

Given these factors, Russia will strengthen “its leadership positions in the exploration and conquest of the Arctic” and its mineral deposits, and will ensure its “strategic stability” in the area by strengthening the military potential of the Russian Northern and Pacific Fleets, the document.

In the Arctic, Russia also wants to “fully develop the Northern Sea Route”, also called the Northeast Passage that connects Europe with Asia along the Russian coast, to turn it into a “safe” and competitive route that works for everything. the year”, according to the doctrine.

The 55-page document also denounces the United States’ desire to “dominate in global waters” and the “closer movement of NATO’s military infrastructure to Russian borders,” calling these moves “major threats” to Russia.

Offensive

Moscow regards the Atlantic Alliance, its old Cold War enemy, as an existential threat and justified its offensive in Ukraine mainly because of kyiv’s Atlanticist ambitions and the West’s political and military support for its neighbor.

The president made this announcement after participating in a naval parade in Saint Petersburg that brought together more than 40 ships and submarines and some 3,500 soldiers in the former imperial capital on the occasion of the Day of the Russian Fleet, widely celebrated throughout the country.

In Sevastopol, in Russian-annexed Crimea, the festivities were canceled after a drone attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters left six injured.

Local authorities accused “Ukrainian nationalists” of having carried out the attack, but Ukraine denied this, the French agency said.

Source: Ambito

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