The Ministry of Defense does not see the need for foreign warships on the Northern Sea Route
Russia does not see the need to find foreign warships on the Northern Sea Route, as it is capable of independently fully ensuring the safety of shipping in this area. This was stated by the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.
Answering a question from the Japanese military attache about plans to rearm the Russian Armed Forces in the Arctic, and how Russia will react if foreign warships navigate the Northern Sea Route, Gerasimov replied that Russia is improving the air defense system in the Arctic zone, and the country's armed forces are capable of independently ensure the safety of navigation, therefore, in the presence of warships of foreign states on the Northern Sea Route there is no need.
- Gerasimov said.
As reported at the end of 2018, from 2019 Russia imposed a ban on the free circulation of foreign warships along the Northern Sea Route. Passage of warships, as well as submarines, is possible only after notification to Russia.
Earlier, the commander of the US Coast Guard, Admiral Paul Zukunft, said that according to the USA, the Northern Sea Route should be a transport artery open to all countries of the world.
The Northern Sea Route is the main Arctic shipping line of Russia, the shortest water route between the Far East and the European part of the country.
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