{"id":121719,"date":"2026-08-31T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/?p=121719"},"modified":"2026-08-31T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:28:42","slug":"rising-tensions-moscow-scares-nato-with-war-in-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/rising-tensions-moscow-scares-nato-with-war-in-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising tensions? Moscow scares NATO with war in the Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sergey Lavrov states that the presence of the North Atlantic Alliance in the Arctic is a direct threat to Russia&#8217;s security. In the official&#8217;s opinion, strengthening NATO&#8217;s presence in the region will increase tensions with Moscow.<br\/><\/strong><br\/>In February, the North Atlantic Alliance launched the Arctic Sentry mission to strengthen its presence in the far North, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/agerpres.ro\/politic-extern\/2026\/08\/31\/ministrul-de-externe-rus-lavrov-critica-activitatea-nato-in-arctica---o-amenintare-directa-pentru-ru--1589148\">Agerpres<\/a>. Russia has a military fleet in the Arctic, including nuclear-armed submarines, and considers the region to be within its sphere of interest, where it is also developing a maritime trade route to Asia.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lavrov believes that the Arctic Sentry military exercises of the Alliance in the region are aggressive.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Such military activity in the Far North directly threatens the security of Russia. The risk of incidents that could trigger an armed confrontation with potentially disastrous consequences is increasing,&#8221;<\/em> the official states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kremlin has the largest military presence and the most extensive military infrastructure in the Arctic, a region rich in mineral resources. China has also begun in recent years to intensify its activities there, in partnership with Moscow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sergey Lavrov states that the presence of the North Atlantic Alliance in the Arctic is a direct threat to Russia&#8217;s security. 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