According to a report by TASS on October 28, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zakharova said at a press conference that the EU's new Arctic strategy shows that Brussels aims to further promote the militarization of the Arctic, and Russia is ready to defend its own national interests. Zakharova pointed out that the new version of the Arctic Strategy released by the European Union on the 20th of this month “lacks both originality and innovation.”

According to a report by TASS on October 28, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zakharova said at a press conference that the EU's new Arctic strategy shows that Brussels aims to further promote the militarization of the Arctic, and Russia is ready to defend its own national interests. Zakharova pointed out that the new version of the Arctic Strategy released by the European Union on the 20th of this month “lacks both originality and innovation.”