13-05-2025
NATO's Former Head Says Allies Must Counter Russia's Arctic Rise
NATO must take a stronger role in the Arctic to deter increasing Russian activity, according to the alliance's former secretary general.
'Russia has started re-arming in the Arctic region,' said Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who led the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for five years until 2014 and previously served as Denmark's prime minister. That includes Russia opening air bases and other military installations and making 'significant' investments in Arctic capabilities, he said.
