A record high 880 Swedish soldiers have crossed the northern border to Finland for a week-long exercise kicking off on Monday. British troopers are also participating.
Finland has invited foreign military forces for a series of military drills in the transition period to NATO membership. In July,
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday about Russia s military buildup in the Arctic and China s increasing interest in that part of the world.
In Canada, Jens Stoltenberg notes that Russia has set up a new Arctic Command and has opened hundreds of new and former Soviet-era Arctic military sites
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday about Russia's military buildup in the Arctic and China's increasing interest in that part of the world. During a visit to Canada's north, Stoltenberg said the shortest path to North America for Russian missiles and bombers is over the North Pole. He said Russia has set up a new…