Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that the United States’ updated Arctic strategy is aimed at escalating tensions.
RIA Novosti reports her words.
“The document is clearly aimed at escalation of military and political tension in this region, as if what Washington has already done is not enough,” Zakharova said.
The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman believes that the American strategy on the Arctic shows Washington’s intentions to secure its interests by force.
The updated strategy on the Arctic, which was presented by the Pentagon, says that the region is becoming a place of strategic confrontation for the United States.
Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow “contributes to ensuring that the Arctic does not become a territory of discord”.