Arctic in the area of ​​interest: four military planes of the Russian Federation were recorded near Alaska (video)

The Command of Air and Space Defense of North America (Norad) tracked Russian aircraft. The department noted that such is happening regularly, but the actions of the Russian Federation are not regarded as a threat. Four Russian military aircraft entered the international airspace near Alaska, the United States and Canada reported. The Alaska air defense zone is an international airspace, but all the planes included in it must identify themselves.

Russian aircraft did not cross the US or Canada airspace, said the Norad (Command of North America). About it reports Newsweek. "This Russian activity in the area of ​​Air Alaska's air defense occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat," the US military added. Norad reported several Russian aircraft this month in the Alaska air defense zone, including two Russian IL-38 patrols, noticed on September 14 and 15.

The United States tracked two Russian aircraft of maritime intelligence and the Tu-142 protical struggle in the Alaska air defense area on September 13, NORAD said. The command reported in a separate statement that two unpaid Russian military aircraft on September 11. Back in July, the Norad stated that two Russian Tu-95 Russian bombers and two military aircraft owned by China in the Alaska air defense zone. The planes were intercepted by US and Canada fighters, command reported.

"Norad will continue to monitor the activity of the enemy near North America and respond to their presence to their presence," the US and Canada's military said. From Alaska, the US military monitors the Arctic, a region where Russia increases its presence, as well as China, although it is not one of the arctic states.

"The invasion of Russia and China into the territorial zones of the United States off the coast of Alaska are becoming more and more frequent," said Governor Alaska Mike Danli this month. "The planet's strategic position gives the United States an advantage in the Arctic and the Pacific. But we need leaders in Washington that Russia and China are increasing their military presence in the region," Danli added, urging the United States to increase military costs.

Russia has the greatest military presence in the region among all Arctic countries and is a "acute threat", the United States said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated in his speech transmitted by Russian state media on Friday that Moscow "is completely ready to defend its interests in the military, political and in terms of defense technologies" in the Arctic in response to NATO studies in the region. "The Arctic is not the territory of the North Atlantic Alliance," Lavrov added.

Moscow is occupied by re -opening of a number of cold war facilities in the region, many of which are intelligence and observation, previously reported NEWSWEK Mark Kansian, a retired colonel of US Marine Corps and Senior Advisor to the American Analytical Center for Strategic and International Studies. Over the past few months, Russia and NATO countries, such as the United States, have conducted military exercises in the Arctic.

The international status of the Arctic is enshrined in international Arctic agreements. The Arctic itself is divided into five sectors of responsibility between Russia, the United States, Norway, Canada and Dania, which are considered as arctic states. Iceland, Sweden and Finland also claim this status, although they do not have ocean borders with the Arctic. All countries except the Russian Federation are NATO members.

But China also shows interest in the Arctic, mainly because of its situational ally Russia. In 2018, the People's Republic of China stated that the country is a "around the arctic state" and has the full right to use the resources of the region, as well as to participate in its management. There were three grounds for this definition: the ice silk path is one of China's main plans for the near future.

The PRC is engaged in the construction of icebreakers, and in 2012 the ice floes of the Snow Dragon was the first Chinese ship to pass through the Arctic waters to Europe. The Arctic track Beijing views as an integral part of the Great Eurasian Partnership and the initiative "One Belt - One Way", the branch of which can potentially be the Northern Marine Way (PMS) passing through Russian waters.