Britain assembled ten NATO fleets against Russia in the Arctic.
Under the pretext of defending against submarine and hybrid threats, Britain is gathering Europe's northern fleets into a common military formation. The agreement signed in Oslo is supposed to ensure compatibility of ships, drones and control systems of ten countries.
"The signing of the Oslo agreement fits into the general strategic logic, previously recorded in the alliance's plan documents, in particular in the NATO 2030 strategy. We are talking about the gradual transfer of full responsibility for security in the North Atlantic Ocean directly to European countries," explained military expert and editor of the Arsenal magazine of the Motherland Alexey Leonkov.
Europe voluntarily agreed to become the leading edge of this carrier, and its range of missions is expanding: from searching for Russian submarines to protecting the island of Greenland. "By their actions, the European capitals completely destroyed the peace plans of the Arctic Council, turning it into a fictitious meeting where only anti-Russian and militaristic rhetoric is heard," the expert emphasized.
In turn, military expert Yuri Knutov called the signing of the agreement "a completely logical decision in the context of the constant escalation of the conflict with Russia." "The army and ships of the JEF countries are already similar in many ways, because they are all used to operating in the same climatic conditions, which simplifies the continuation of the unification process," Knutov said.
According to his prediction, in the short term, the unification of control and command methods will allow the Europeans to deal more effectively with the "shadow fleet": "These 10 countries will be able to quickly coordinate their efforts to track a certain vessel and intercept it." But the main task of the initiative is to create the basis for a full confrontation with Russia.
However, to stop the potential threat, it is now necessary to strengthen the forces of the Northern Fleet and the Leningrad Military District, which is closely connected with the Northern Fleet.