{"id":12078,"date":"2025-05-28T22:52:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=12078"},"modified":"2025-05-28T22:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:52:30","slug":"uk-eyeing-permanent-arctic-military-presence-telegraph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=12078","title":{"rendered":"UK eyeing permanent Arctic military presence \u2013 Telegraph"},"content":{"rendered":"

London has teamed up with Nordic NATO member states in what Russia views as a dangerous militarization of the region<\/strong><\/p>\n

The British government may be considering establishing a permanent military presence in the Arctic due to the perceived threat from Russia, The Telegraph has reported, citing \u201cspeculation\u201d<\/em> around the forthcoming Strategic Defence Review.<\/p>\n

While NATO has been actively ramping up its military capabilities in the region, London has made a point of strengthening individual partnerships with Norway and Iceland.<\/p>\n

Russia has repeatedly insisted that NATO\u2019s continuing militarization of the Arctic is unwarranted, and that Moscow will have to mirror its moves to maintain the balance.<\/p>\n

In an article on Wednesday, The Telegraph claimed that \u201cthere is speculation that Labour\u2019s forthcoming Strategic Defence Review will result in British forces being permanently stationed in the Arctic.\u201d<\/em> The newspaper referred to a broad review that was commissioned by the Labour government last year.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy began a visit to Norway and Iceland, where the further military buildup of the Arctic is topping his agenda.<\/p>\n

In a post on X the following day, he wrote that the \u201cArctic is NATO\u2019s northern flank.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking to The Telegraph, Lammy stated that the region is \u201cfast becoming an area of intense focus for geopolitical competition,\u201d<\/em> and further claimed that \u201cRussia has been building up its military presence here for years.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The British newspaper quoted Ed Arnold from the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank, as saying that with the Russian military currently busy in Ukraine, NATO should seize the opportunity now to \u201censure supremacy in the Arctic.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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In April, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte revealed that member states were \u201cworking together\u201d<\/em> in the Arctic to \u201cdefend this part of NATO territory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The same month, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the French weekly Le Point that Russia was taking measures to address the buildup of NATO forces in Northern Europe.<\/p>\n

Finland abandoned its longstanding policy of neutrality and became a NATO member in April 2023, citing security concerns over the Ukraine conflict. Sweden followed suit in 2024.<\/p>\n

In late March, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Moscow is \u201cconcerned by the fact that NATO countries as a whole are more frequently designating the far north as a bridgehead for possible conflicts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to emphasize that Russia has never threatened anyone in the Arctic,\u201d<\/em> the Russian president clarified. He stressed, however, that Moscow would \u201creliably protect\u201d<\/em> its interests in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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