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NATOs four-month Steadfast Defender exercise in its Arctic fringe are part of the largest drills staged by the alliance since the Cold War.

BADDEREN (Norway): Finnish conscript Atte Ohman readied himself aboard a US landing ship to storm a snow-swept...

NATO is prepared to protect itself in the face of an increasingly aggressive Russia.

BADDEREN: Finnish conscript Atte Ohman readied himself aboard a US landing ship to storm a snow-swept Norwegian beach as part of a rapid response unit pushing out an invading enemy. "There is a saying that 'if you want to keep the peace, you need to prepare for war'," the 19-year-old corporal told AFP

Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has ramped up its capabilities in the region where melting ice due to global warming looks set to open up vital shipping routes and resources.