Russia calls increased NATO military activity in the Arctic worrying, warns of "unintended incidents

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

(Reuters) - Russia is worried about increased activity of NATO forces in the Arctic and sees risks of "unintended incidents" occurring in the region, TASS news agency cited Russian ambassador-at-large Nikolai Korchunov as saying on Sunday.

In March, Finland and Sweden, which are both considering joining the U.S.-led military NATO alliance, conducted combined NATO military drills. The exercise was long planned, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 added intensity to the war game. Moscow describes its actions in Ukraine as a "special military operation".

"The recent increase in NATO's activity in the Arctic is a cause for concern. Another large-scale military exercise of the alliance was recently held in northern Norway. In our view, this does not contribute to the security of the region," Korchunov said.

According to Korchunov, such activity raises the risk of "unintended incidents", which, in addition to security risks, can also cause serious damage to the Arctic ecosystem.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-calls-increased-nato-military-105808246.html

[The Magistrate]

1. This Fella's Starting To Sound Like The Black Knight

He's bringing a nerf-gun to a gun fight.

[Mysterian]

2. Typical gangster threats

"Yeah, nice ships you got there in the Arctic....be a shame if something happened to them."

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Still nobody in Russia willing to arrest this guy...seize him or whatever.

Assholes.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. This whining from Russia is getting boring.

[samsingh]

5. like it's going to make a difference either way. Russia is invading every adjacent country

[WarGamer]

11. with what arny? They can't even take Ukraine.

[Igel]

6. Then they should tell Russia to stay on their side of the property line.

They don't like that Norway is their neighbor, they can move. S-SE Asia doesn't have many people, maybe Russia can relocate there?

[PortTack]

7. So what about their presence in the artic?

[BlueIdaho]

8. I'm looking forward to the "unintended incident"

That turns Red Square into a molten sea of radioactive glass.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

9. Nervous Fins near the Russian border are planning for possible evacuation, saw in on France24 today

[dalton99a]

10. The world finally sees what Russia is about: Useless savages