NATO forces executed a large-scale exercise simulating Russian invasion scenarios in the Arctic. The drills involved various assets, including ships, helicopters, and armored vehicles, to test readiness in sub-zero conditions.

As global attention remains focused on the Middle East, a parallel contest of influence is unfolding in the Far North, where NATO troops have recently carried out a large-scale exercise simulating a Russian invasion. Armoured vehicles, ships, helicopters, and thousands of soldiers braved sub-zero conditions to test their readiness and send a clear message to Moscow. This report from our colleagues at FRANCE 2 and FRANCE 24’s Guillaume Gougeon.