Brutal Arctic war with Putin is looming & Nato is not ready to win battle – troops will die in wilderness, experts warn NATO is not ready for a brutal Arctic war with Vladimir Putin, analysts have warned.
Speaking at an Arctic security briefing, she said: "We have [Nato] troops - but do they know how to survive in the Arctic before they even get into combat?.
Despite massive Nato drills in the region, troops will struggle to survive war in the freezing wilderness, they said.
The Arctic security experts at the Centre for European Policy Analysis warned Russia is already "up to no good" in the region and that China must also "be kept in check".
Thousands of Nato soldiers have repeatedly taken part in war drills in the region - with the most recent exercises, dubbed Dynamic Front 25, taking place in November.
