Russia Is Gearing Up for a Standoff With NATO in the Arctic

A new presidential decree suggests that Russia may feel the need to restructure its forces facing NATO and posture on the Finnish border.

A new Russian presidential decree suggests that Moscow could be gearing up for a standoff with new NATO member Finland and the Baltic States, according to independent investigative publication Agentstvo, and a U.S. think tank.On Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense prepared a presidential decree that would deprive Russia's Northern Fleet of its status as an 'interspecific strategic territorial association.

However, Moscow changed course in August when Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the military districts were under active formation.'The district is intended to conduct war in a specific theater of operations. The Leningrad Military District has two theaters, the Baltic countries and Finland,' said military analyst Fedorov. 'In order for the district to have enough connections, it needs to be saturated with troops.

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