He noted that the body is now functioning at the lowest possible speed”: Norway is trying to resume the work of the council in full, but does not find support among others. At the same time, Moscow, according to Korchunov, proceeds from the extent to which the organization’s activities correspond to the interests of Russia.
“Accordingly, we proceed from the fact that we must have all the options for a foreign policy maneuver, including withdrawal from the Arctic Council if its activities do not correspond to Russian interests,” the diplomat told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Korchunov expressed Moscow’s concern about the fragmentation of international cooperation in the Arctic.
It was also reported that the Russian side will take a set of measures, including preventive ones, in response to the strengthening of NATO’s military potential in the Arctic.