Posted on 05/20/2021 11:56:43 AM PDT by algore
Russian President Putin vowed to 'knock the teeth out' of nations who grab pieces of the state's vast territory
Secretary of State Blinken warned Moscow the North Pole must remain 'free of conflict' at Thursday's summit
His Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov hit back, saying the Kremlim saw 'no grounds' for conflict in the Arctic, but warned the West about militarising on Russia's doorstep and said the country would defend itself
Comes as Russia revealed a massive polar military airbase, Nagurskoye, in the Franz Josef Land archipelago It has been heavily militarised with missiles, a radar system and a runway handling nuclear bombers
It comes amid increasing tensions in the Arctic with global competition for the oil and gas rich area
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Won't see it under this U.S. admin.
Our guys are busy ferreting out the white-supremecists in the ranks, and checking to see that the new maternity uniforms fit properly.
Lol, got it, tks.
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