Russia to deploy bombers in icy Arctic as US emphasizes need to 'maintain peace' in region ahead of crunch summit over territory

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Russia to deploy bombers in icy Arctic as US emphasizes need to ‘maintain peace’ in region ahead of crunch summit over territory
Published: May 24, 2021
Top Russian and American diplomats are meeting on Wednesday in an effort to reduce tension in the Arctic as Washington blames Moscow for ‘provocations’ in the region and warns they may have ramifications for its national security.
Earlier in the day, a source from the Russian Ministry of Defense told Moscow’s Izvestiya newspaper that it was preparing to deploy a squadron of Su-34 fighter-bomber jets in the area. Major General Igor Churkin, Chief of Staff of the 45th Air Force and Air Defense Army, said that an expansion in the country’s aviation capabilities would be made possible by airfields currently being revamped in the area. He added that warplanes would be able to not only defend Russian territory, but also to patrol and surveil the Arctic region.

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