Washington, Jun 17 : The United States has raised concerns regarding the risk of Arctic militarization by Russia, a senior US state administration official told reporters after the Geneva summit of the Russian and US leaders, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden.
“We have two concerns. One are steps we see Russia taking that suggest that it is interested in militarizing more the region, and we think that is exactly contrary to our stated desires to ensure that the Arctic remains an area of peaceful cooperation,” Sputnik quoted the unnamed US official as saying while on board Joe Biden’s presidential plane.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday Moscow rejected claims about the growth of military potential in the Arctic, saying Russia is merely restoring the Soviet Union’s infrastructure.
