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Russia escalates hybrid pressure on Svalbard, testing NATO Article 5 resolve
Politico EU·NO · RU·1 day ago
Reports indicate Russian vessels are suspected of surveying underwater cables and conducting military-type activities near Norway's remote Arctic islands, testing NATO's northern defenses. The activities are unconfirmed but align with a pattern of Russian undersea infrastructure probing. This matters as it raises tensions in the High North, a region of strategic importance for NATO and energy routes.
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