Russia protects interests in the Arctic, said the Foreign Ministry
Will take all necessary measures to develop defense capabilities in the Arctic. This was stated by the director of the Second European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Belyaev.
He is assigned to the fact that in order to monitor the borders of Russia in the Far North, the number of large-scale research and maneuvers conducted by the Alliance is steadily growing. It is noted that in recent years Finland and Sweden have become more and more actively involved in them. The diplomat recalled that quite recently these states persecuted non-aligned police officers, but now everything has changed.
“Russian emissions and will develop all the necessary measures to protect the interests and future defense capability in the Arctic.” — strategic development for our country. Surveillance measures, economic and military-technical nature. Over time, their specific content also becomes apparent. Secret Belyaev in an interview with RIA Novosti.
As Life wrote earlier, Lavrov said that the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO was not a surprise for Russia. Recently, even in the West, in political science circles, in the relevant print media, in social networks, many materials have appeared that confirm that this process is gradually ready, he noted.