Moscow/Washington: The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned the United States for imposing sanctions on Russian energy projects in the Arctic, deeming it unacceptable and dangerous to global energy security. A few days ago, the US had announced new sanctions against Russia. It included Russia’s energy sector as well as the diamond sector. In the aftermath […]
Ottawa/Beijing: Canada has claimed that China is spying in the Arctic region. A few months ago, Chinese ‘buoys’ (floating devices) were found in the Arctic waters in operation by the Canadian Army. The Canadian Armed Forces have seized the Chinese devices. At the beginning of this month, the incidents of China’s ‘spy balloon’ and unidentified […]
Washington: Russia, followed by China, has dramatically increased its activities in the Arctic region. The United States has announced that military deployment and investment in this region will be increased to a large extent to counter them. A new ‘National Strategy for the Arctic Region’ was released by the White House on Friday. It outlines […]
Washington: The United States is keeping a close eye on the increasing military activities and the motives of Russia and China in the Arctic region. This is a very peaceful area and the United States is ready to do anything to maintain the peace here, warned Pentagon, the US Defence Headquarters. A few hours ago, […]
New Delhi: Due to the Ukraine conflict, the US was upset with the oil trade between India and Russia. There has been a consistent effort by the US to disturb this arrangement. To prevent Russia from getting revenues from its oil exports, the US and other Western countries are now preparing to put a price […]
Moscow: A significant fuel crisis is developing in the European countries given the Russia-Ukraine war. Fuel rates have skyrocketed and warnings are being issued that a country like Germany may face fuel shortages in the next few months. In this scenario, Russia has found a huge fuel reserve in the Arctic region. The Russian company […]
Moscow: Fierce conflict has been fought between Russia and Ukraine for one month. Although NATO has not directly participated in the conflict, it continues with military deployments in the neighbouring countries of Ukraine and Russia. Russia has warned that the heat of the Ukraine conflict should not be allowed to reach the Arctic region in […]
Oslo/Brussels: While Russia is increasing the intensity of attacks on Ukraine, NATO is holding comprehensive war exercises in Norway. Nearly 35,000 soldiers from 30 countries are participating in ‘Cold Response 2022’ exercises. At the same time as the exercises, a meeting of NATO is being held in Brussels. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg announced that 40,000 […]
Moscow – Russia is indicating to adopt an aggressive policy in the Arctic region, following the disputes with the other countries during the meeting of the Arctic Council held last month. Russian northern fleet announced that there would be comprehensive military exercises in the Arctic Peninsula. However, while telling the exercises, senior Russian officials warned […]
Moscow : ‘The Arctic is a part of Russia; it is Russian land. It has been apparent for everyone for a long time. Russia is responsible for ensuring our Arctic coast is safe. I once again emphasise that the Arctic is our land and our waters,’ the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, warned about Russia’s […]