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Posted Wed Dec 11 2013: from London Guardian:
Russia to boost military presence in Arctic as Canada plots north pole claim http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1386801759
The political temperature in the Arctic rose on Tuesday when Vladimir Putin vowed to step up Russia's military presence in the region in response to a claim by Canada to the north pole. In typically trenchant style, the Russian president told his defence chiefs to concentrate on building up infrastructure and military units in the Arctic. He said the region was again key to Russia's national and strategic interests, following a retreat in the post-Soviet period.
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