Russia makes threats to the West its daily routine, but now it has issued a warning to NATO especially hardwarning of “catastrophic consequences” if the military Alliance continues its activities in the Arctic and intensifies its involvement in Ukrainethe country he invaded in February 2022.
Yulia Zhdanova, the acting head of the Russian delegation to the Vienna negotiations on military security and arms control, told Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti yesterday: “NATO has been preparing for a long time to a possible armed confrontation with Russia, and is constantly studying possible options, from the Arctic to the Black Sea.
“At the same time, there are very provocative steps heading towards Ukraine, the Range of supplied missiles constantly increases and continues the rhetoric about the possible sending of NATO troops to Ukraine (here, by the way, France is once again jealous). This game could get out of control and lead to an escalation of the conflict with catastrophic consequences,” he warns.
The Arctic has become a geopolitical focus in recent years, with NATO and Russia intensifying its military activity in the regionrich in resources untapped and of great strategic importance.
The Arctic rivalry between Russia and NATO has its roots in geopolitical and economic importance of the regionas climate change is opening up areas previously inaccessible to navigation and resource extraction.
As the ice melts, new sea routes that reduce travel time between Europe, Asia and North America. The Arctic is believed to contain vast reserves of oil, gas and minerals, making it a focus of economic interests of world powers.
And also as tensions rise between Russia and NATO over NATO’s support for Ukraine in its defense against the ongoing Russian invasion, Kremlin officials have found themselves embroiled in a war of words with the international bloc.
NATO allies have been working to provide military aid to Ukraine, but the deployment of any form of “boots on the ground” could generate fears of further escalation.
Moscow has repeatedly tried to present its invasion as a proxy war between Russia and the international bloc. In September, the speaker of Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, accused NATO of helping Ukraine choose which Russian cities to attack.
“The United States, Germany, England and France are discussing the possibility of launching long-range attacks against the territory of our country,” Volodin wrote. “This It is nothing more than an attempt to camouflage and hide their direct participation in hostilities. In fact, the United States and its allies are trying to allow themselves to carry out acts of aggression with missiles against Russia.” Volodin did not provide any evidence to support his claims made in a post on Telegram.
Last month, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko warned that nuclear weapons would be used against NATO if it attacked his nation or Russia. The Belarusian leader said Russia’s nuclear doctrine had been altered to state that nuclear weapons would be used in the event of an attack on either country.
“As I said on the patriotic forum [celebrado el 17 de septiembre]an attack on Belarus will cause World War III. Recently, Vladimir Putin confirmed this to modify nuclear doctrine. “An attack against Russia and Belarus will provoke a nuclear response,” Lukashenko even said in September.
