Russia has been building new military bases while opening gas and oil fields across the Arctic, many of them along the North-East Passage - a valuable trading route that is opening up due to melting ice which Putin hopes he will be able to monetise in the years to come, along with $30trillion in natural resources
* West urged to 'wake up' to Russian threat in the Arctic, with dozens of new military bases built in last decade * Putin will rely more heavily on region as Europe turns off gas supply and Western sanctions bite, report says
* Kremlin hopes to plunder $30tr in Arctic resources, and exploit new shipping lanes opened by melting ice
* Moscow is increasingly partnering with China in these missions, giving Beijing back-door access to region
The West has been told to 'wake up' to Russia's growing plot to weaponise and monetise the Arctic, turning the once pristine and peaceful polar region into the 'battleground of the future.'
For years Vladimir Putin has been building airbases, missile launch pads, radar stations and naval yards north of the Artic Circle - but the region is now set to take on renewed importance after Russia was hammered by Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, which also trashed its reputation as Europe's second-most powerful army.
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Update: Russian military moves in the Arctic worry the U.S. and NATO (Yahoo News)
WNU Editor: Canada is finally addressing this growing Russian presence .... Canada Plans Billions in Military Spending to Counter Russia Threat in Arctic (WSJ).
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