The military exercises will 'study possible combat areas' in the increasingly contested Arctic, Moscow said.
Russia's Northern Fleet started new drills to protect Moscow's assets in the Arctic on Tuesday, the country's government said, as sweeping joint naval exercises with key ally China get underway.Publishing footage purportedly showing vessels moving through the Arctic, Moscow's defense ministry said Russian expeditionary troops had arrived in the eastern Arctic Ocean to protect the 'military security' of their coastal facilities in the region.
Marine Corps Reserve colonel and a senior adviser with the U.S. think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, previously told Newsweek.The Pentagon assessed earlier this year that China, although not an Arctic state, is seeking 'greater influence' and access in the region.
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