Rovaniemi, Finland, Sept 14, 2026 (AFP) - Leaders urge EU to boost Arctic role to tackle Russia 'threat'

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2026-09-14

Twelve European countries meeting in Finland on Monday urged the European Union to beef up its presence in the Arctic, a geopolitical battleground caught between Russia and US President Donald Trump. "We call for the European Union to take on a more strategic and proactive role in the European Arctic," the countries' leaders wrote in a joint statement following a European-Arctic Summit in the town of Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, attended by Denm......

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