Iran Press/ Europe: Russia is concerned about the involvement of NATO’s non-Arctic states in the alliance’s military activity in northern areas and notes risks of unintentional clashes with the alliance’s forces in the Arctic, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Nikolay Korchunov told TASS.
NATO’s military exercises in the north of Norway don’t help security in the Arctic, Korchunov said, adding: "The recently increased activity of NATO in the Arctic is a matter of concern."
"Recently, another large-scale military exercise of the alliance took place in the north of Norway, which, in our opinion, does not contribute to ensuring security in the region," he added.
If Sweden and Finland join NATO, it would hurt security and trust in the Arctic, Korchunov told.
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