His statement leads RIA Novosti.
In particular, Korchunov commented on the issue of membership of Finland and Sweden in the North Atlantic Alliance.
He noted that in high latitudes, an increase in international military activity is recorded, and “there is an internationalization of military activity.”
“This, of course, is a very disturbing trend – the transformation of the Arctic region into an international theater of military operations,” the diplomat said.
Earlier, Korchunov said that the entry of Sweden and Finland into the North Atlantic Alliance could make adjustments to the development of cooperation in the Arctic.
On May 18, the ambassadors of Sweden and Finland submitted applications for NATO membership to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.