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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, January 18 /Xinhua/ — The West's policy of intimidating with the supposed "threats" posed by Russia and China in the Arctic has proven to be untenable, Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov stated on Saturday.
N. Korchunov told RIA Novosti that the policy pursued by Western countries to deliberately intimidate the entire world with mythical Russian and Chinese threats in the northern latitudes has demonstrated its absolute inconsistency, returning like a boomerang against its instigators in Europe in the context of Greenland.
According to him, states that lack significant natural resources and hope to compensate for this through Greenland, where they want to establish a military presence, including with an eye to securing economic interests, are showing particular zeal.
The ambassador also noted that the Russian side is concerned about NATO's increased activity in the Arctic, and that the strengthening of the alliance there will lead to increased tension. –0–
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