Moscow says it has never threatened anyone in the region but vowed to protect its sovereign interests
Britain must be prepared to strike Russian military bases in the Arctic in case of a full-scale war, former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. This comes as NATO countries significantly escalate their military activities on Russia’s doorstep.
In an op-ed for The Times published on Saturday, Sunak argued that it is “Britain’s duty to prove [Russian President Vladimir] Putin can’t rule the Arctic,” claiming that threatening Russia in the region is one of the few ways to deter it from conflict.
Sunak singled out Russia’s Kola Peninsula, home to the powerful Northern Fleet and a major concentration of nuclear forces, as a potential target. “If Russia knows we could threaten its military infrastructure there, it is far less likely to escalate any conflict,” he wrote.
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