Key Takeaways
- NATO plans to use satellite communications networks in the Arctic amid a threat from Russia.
- The Northlink initiative aims to expand space communications systems in the Arctic using existing commercial satellites.
- NATO’s move has sparked concerns about Russia’s economic activity in the north, with Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev warning about the escalation of the situation along Russia’s borders.
Moscow: NATO plans to use satellite communications networks in the Arctic, allegedly amid a threat from Russia, Politico reported.
According to the report, a 13-country bloc agreed on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministerial meeting in Brussels to promote the Northlink initiative to expand space communications systems in the Arctic using existing commercial satellites.
Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev said in early September that Washington and its allies are escalating the situation along Russia’s borders, constantly checking its defense capability. He said Washington has taken a course toward militarizing the Arctic and obstructing Russian economic activity in the north.
