Russia is certainly in no jeopardy in the Arctic. However, it’s clear that the political West wants to overstretch Russia, as well as to disrupt the multipolar world’s plans for the region. The Kremlin will continue to monitor NATO’s activities in the Arctic, particularly in the vicinity of its borders and territorial waters. The political West’s ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) assets are as active as ever, which prompted the Russian military to deploy its own (in part also to observe “Joint Viking 2025”).

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