Russia has its eyes on the Arctic, as global warming continues to ramp up the natural barrier between Russia and the rest of the free world is rapidly disappearing. This has put Russia in the direct path towards war with Canada and Nordic Europe. #ArcticFront 🧵
The Arctic: Holds 22% of world’s oil & gas (412B barrels). Shorter trade route between Asia & Europe (40% faster than Suez). Critical launch point for nuclear-capable systems.
It’s melting fast and in the past 3 years, Russia has earned over $800B from Arctic resource extraction. #ArcticFront
So far Russia has: Built 590 new military sites since 2021. Revived Soviet bases, built new airfields for Su-34/35s. Positioned bombers, missiles, radar, & air defenses.
Held Ocean-2024, largest Arctic drill ever, involving:
→ 400 ships
→ 120 aircraft
→ Nuke-capable bombers
#ArcticFront
Russia is dominating the region while transforming the Arctic into a zone of strategic dominance and economic warfare. It operates 41 icebreakers—including 7 nuclear-powered—while the U.S. has 2. Canada: 3. EU: 7 combined. #ArcticFront united24media.com/world/arctic-w…
Russia control over the Northern Sea Route and the ability to charge global shipping fees, and it's actively trying to annex 1.2 million km² of seabed, including the North Pole. #ArcticFront bastion-karpenko.ru/russia-and-the…
Russia has repeatdly cut undersea cables for neighbouring nations, jammed GPS across NATO territory, and repeatedly violated Scandinavian and North American airspace. The Arctic is being unnecessarily ceded to Russia, making it a launchpad for future Kremlin aggression & a battlefield. #ArcticFront
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