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At the end of November, Russia’s foreign ministry declared that Finland and Sweden becoming members of NATO could potentially fast-track the militarization of the Arctic region.
If these two Nordic countries were to join the Western military alliance, the Arctic Council — an intergovernmental organization that fosters cooperation in the Arctic region — would be significantly impacted. Russian foreign ministry Maria Zakharova noted this by bringing up how the addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO would make Russia the only non-NATO member of the organization.
“It cannot be ignored that once these countries join the alliance, all member states of the Arctic Council apart from Russia will be members of the North Atlantic bloc,” she stated.
“This could lead to increased militarization of the Arctic region but in turn, it would mean a significant increase in tensions over high latitude security risks.”
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