Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Russia reportedly deploying 2 army brigades to 'defend Arctic'

Alaska Dispatch
By Staff

Two Russian army brigades will be deployed to that nation's far north to protect its Arctic interests, as well as its claims to the natural resources believed to exist underneath the Arctic Ocean, according to the Wall Street Journal.The story says that as many as 4,000 troops will be sent either to Murmansk, Archangelsk, or another location, in response to a buildup of troops by other European Arctic nations like Finland, Norway and Sweden.

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