Arctic Allies to Form Security Group to Counter Russia, China
- Canada, Nordic countries to create venue for defense talks
- Russia-Ukraine war, Chinese incursions shatter sense of peace
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Canada is working with Nordic countries to create a new Arctic security coalition that would exclude Russia and offer a place to coordinate on defense, intelligence and cyber threats.
Security talks among the northern allies are needed because they don’t meet privately at the political level anymore, partly due to Russia’s presence on the Arctic Council, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said. The Nordics are now all NATO members after Sweden’s accession earlier this year.