Canada's Defence chief says guarding Far North priority, warns Russia is back in Arctic bases
OTTAWA — Canada's defence chief says protecting the country's Arctic region is a key priority for the Armed Forces, warning that Russia has reoccupied abandoned Cold War bases in its Far North.
Speaking at a defence conference in Ottawa, Gen. Wayne Eyre said defending NATO's northern flank "is a key area of concern" for the Canadian military.
Eyre said the threat of a Russian incursion into Canada's Arctic from the North is very low at the moment. But the general said it could not be ruled out in the decades to come.
He was answering questions about whether Russia could extend its territorial ambitions to Canada's Arctic region or even invade Canada from the North.
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