ELITE Royal Marine commandos train for Actic Special Ops as Britain opens talks with Norway counter threats from Russia in the High North.
He said: “We will create a new era of defence partnership to bring us closer than ever before as we tackle increasing threats, strengthen Nato, and boost our security in the High North.”.
Putin’s plans to carve up the arctic were highlighted by the presence of Vladimir Proskuryakov, an arctic expert, at peace talks US officials in Saudi Arabia last week.
Defence Secretary John Healey met his counterpart Tore Sandvik at Norway’s Bodo military HQ buried deep inside a mountain.
Healey said a “new era of threat” demanded new kinds of defence.