NATO allies promised Trump they’d secure the Arctic; they've got work to do
EVENES, Norway, June 26 - During a frozen morning in Arctic Norway, a group of British and Norwegian soldiers padded softly through a snow-blanketed birch forest. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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NATO allies promised Trump they’d secure the Arctic; they've got work to doSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jun 26, 2026, 04:06 PMUpdated Jun 26, 2026, 04:06 PMSet as preferred sourceEVENES, Norway, June 26 - During a frozen morning in Arctic Norway, a group of British and Norwegian soldiers padded softly through a snow-blanketed birch forest.They were on a simulated NATO reconnaissance mission, among some 30,000 troops who took part in a drill rehearsing a counter-attack against an invading “enemy to the east,” a euphemism for Russia, Norway's Arctic neighbour.Russia has raced far ahead in Arctic defence over the past decade, modernising the world’s largest ice-breaking fleet as climate change creates new routes; and reopening dozens of Soviet-era bases…
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