Paukkunen's institute estimates Western armed forces are militarily about 10 years behind Russia in the Arctic.Įven with the losses that Russia has sustained in Ukraine, the naval component of the Northern Fleet and the strategic bombers remain intact, Paukkunen said. Russia's defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment. Russia has been actively developing its military and hybrid capabilities in the Arctic against the West, partly under the cover of international environmental and economic cooperation, the FIIA's Deputy Director Samu Paukkunen told Reuters. "We will cover the parts that are interesting with our sensors and with our weapons."Īnalysts say the change is not before time. "With five submarines we can close the Baltic Sea," Linden told Reuters.
Sweden's contribution will, by 2028, include a new generation of submarines in the Baltic Sea that Fredrik Linden, Commander of Sweden's First Submarine Flotilla, says will make a big difference in protecting vulnerable seabed infrastructure and preserving access – currently major security headaches, as the September 2022 destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines read more showed. Maps showing marine traffic through the Balticīesides opening its territory, Helsinki is buying the right assets, particularly fighter jets, "to add value to (the) northeastern defence and, frankly, in a conflict put Russia at risk," he said.
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