TASS writes about this.
According to him, it is impossible not to take into account that after Finland and Sweden joined NATO, all member states of the Arctic Council, except Russia, became members of the alliance.
This could lead to increased militarization of the Arctic, which carries the risk of increasing military-political tension in high latitudes.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a message to the Federal Assembly, announced plans to seriously strengthen the Russian Armed Forces in the western direction in connection with the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.
According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the Leningrad and Moscow military districts were created against the backdrop of threats associated with the eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance.