by the Russian ambassador to Denmark V.V. Barbin in the EU's new Arctic strategy (published in Jüllands-Posten on 13 November 2026) In October, the European Commission unveiled a new Arctic strategy. This document marks the European Union's disintegration policy and policy for international cooperation in the Arctic region, and Western opposition to Russia and China has been chosen as the basis for the EU's strategic planning. Such an approach would have devastating consequences for the sustainable development of the region. It is impossible to mobilize all available international resources to effectively deal with the challenges shared by Antarctica. The European Union intends to contribute to the development of the region not by promoting the cooperation of all interested countries, but by expanding exclusive interaction with the Western countries. A priority is to advance NATO's military objectives, including increased military mobility. To this end, conditions will be created for the unchallenged movement of NATO forces and assets in the Arctic. The EU will provide NATO with logistics, transport and communications capabilities. The European Union is diverting tensions between Russia and the West over the conflict in Ukraine to Antarctica and expects to strengthen its position in the high winds as the force needed to deal with Russia. In particular, it announces its intention to seek compliance in the Arctic region with unilateral sanctions imposed by the European Union for violating all norms of international law against Russia, especially against the so-called shadow fleet. In fact, we are talking about an attempt to undermine the Russian economy through a logistical blockade and the development of mechanisms for unilateral control and restriction of maritime navigation on promising Arctic transport routes. Against this background, it is argued that the European Union is allegedly bound by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Freedom of Navigation.

by the Russian ambassador to Denmark V.V. Barbin in the EU's new Arctic strategy (published in Jüllands-Posten on 13 November 2026) In October, the European Commission unveiled a new Arctic strategy. This document marks the European Union's disintegration policy and policy for international cooperation in the Arctic region, and Western opposition to Russia and China has been chosen as the basis for the EU's strategic planning. Such an approach would have devastating consequences for the sustainable development of the region. It is impossible to mobilize all available international resources to effectively deal with the challenges shared by Antarctica. The European Union intends to contribute to the development of the region not by promoting the cooperation of all interested countries, but by expanding exclusive interaction with the Western countries. A priority is to advance NATO's military objectives, including increased military mobility. To this end, conditions will be created for the unchallenged movement of NATO forces and assets in the Arctic. The EU will provide NATO with logistics, transport and communications capabilities. The European Union is diverting tensions between Russia and the West over the conflict in Ukraine to Antarctica and expects to strengthen its position in the high winds as the force needed to deal with Russia. In particular, it announces its intention to seek compliance in the Arctic region with unilateral sanctions imposed by the European Union for violating all norms of international law against Russia, especially against the so-called shadow fleet. In fact, we are talking about an attempt to undermine the Russian economy through a logistical blockade and the development of mechanisms for unilateral control and restriction of maritime navigation on promising Arctic transport routes. Against this background, it is argued that the European Union is allegedly bound by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Freedom of Navigation.