Friday, July 1, 2011

Russian Military To Deploy In The Arctic

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. © RIA Novosti. Valery Melnikov

Russia To Create Arctic Troops - Defense Minister -- RIA Novsoti

Russia will deploy troops in the north to defend its interests in the Arctic region, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday.

"The General Staff is currently drafting plans to establish two such formations. Those plans should take into account deployment sites, armaments, number of servicemen and infrastructure," the defense minister said.

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Update #1: Russia to create two Arctic brigades: minister -- Xinhuanet
Update #2: Russia to deploy 2 army brigades in Arctic -- Yahoo News/AP

My Comment: This decision will impact Canada significantly .... but being Canada Day today, Canadians are focused elsewhere.

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