Diplomats, politicians and scientists at the Arctic Encounter Symposium in Anchorage say Russia’s war in Ukraine has scrambled decades of plans and expectations in the high north.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, center, speaks with Minister Kenneth Høegh, head of representation of Greenland in the U.S. and Canada, left, and Finnish Ambassador Tiina Jortikka-Laitinen after a press conference at the Arctic Encounter Symposium on Friday at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage.
Policy experts and stakeholders from around the world, along with high-ranking diplomats from seven of the eight Arctic nations, gathered in Anchorage on Thursday and Friday for the Arctic Encounter Symposium. The conference is the U.S.’s largest policy event focused on the Arctic each year and, after years convening in Seattle, was held in Alaska for the first time.
Nordic countries are increasing their defense budgets and purchasing advanced American weapons systems, and among those not formally part of the North American Treaty Organization, there is a growing interest in joining, according to diplomats attending the symposium. “This genocide that we’re seeing in Ukraine today is a sore and sad disappointment,” said U.S. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who spoke at a press conference Friday alongside diplomats. “These Arctic neighbors need to stand shoulder to shoulder.”
“The government of Greenland has decided to impose sanctions. And there is a price tag to it,” said Minister Kenneth Høegh, head of Greenland representation in the United States and Canada. Greenland annually conducted billions of dollars in trade with Russia, which has now halted.As a result, Greenland is looking at Canada and New England for expanded trade relations.Europe relies heavily on Russia for energy, importing huge volumes of oil and gas.
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