'We have to ensure that we have freedom of navigation,' a senior NATO official told Newsweek about Russia's efforts to control the thawing far north.
"With climate change, the environment appears changing, and there's more access, there are more mineral resources that can be accessed, there's more shipping there, and Russia intends to have a dominant position."
Russian TOR-M2 tactical surface-to-air missile systems in Arctic camouflage ride through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2017.The Arctic, Appathurai said,"has been one of the few places where constructive cooperation with the Russians has been taking place...there has to be some place you can talk to the Russians and have it not degenerate into great difficulty.
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