This pisses me off. The US govt will not exploit the US arctic but gets upset when Russia exploits theirs.
Freedom of navigation? OK fine. Does the US have any icebreakers? Will the US rely on Russian ice breakers to rescue US military vessels?
https://t.me/ZradaXXII/27966🇷🇺??🇨🇳 NATO gets chills over prospective Russian-Chinese military cooperation in Arctic
Russia’s plans to build a major new shipping artery between Asia and Europe through its territorial and exclusive economic zone waters in the Arctic has sparked serious concerns from Washington and its allies, with
US officials proposing so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols through the area to prevent Moscow from enjoying sole control.
Growing Russian-Chinese cooperation in the Arctic poses risks to the Western alliance, Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, has said.
💬“We know there are military scientists on board these ships,” Bauer told a US business media outlet, referring to China’s increasing commercial and scientific interest in Russia’s Northern Sea Route project. “They haven’t said they won’t go there militarily.”
https://sputnikglobe.com/20231022/nato-gets-chills-over-prospective-russian-chinese-military-cooperation-in-arctic-1114406420.html
