Ukrainian soldier with vermontese maple syrup and pancakesSubmitted by kievit4ukraine t3_yfhn5o in vermont
ranaparvus t1_iu8b118 wrote
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Russia has been exerting increasing power there over the last decade: https://www.csis.org/features/ice-curtain-russias-arctic-military-presence
Russia has 40 icebreakers while the US has one that is over 40 years old, so patrolling/protection of our Arctic interests is limited. The Arctic has vast untapped resources that Russia wants to claim.
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