00:00Today we have a very close relationship with the U.S. military, so I will not go into the political side of it.
00:05For me, it is about Russia. It is about what's going on in Ukraine.
00:10We see how Russia is conducting war in Ukraine, and when the war in Ukraine is over,
00:16hopefully with a good result for Ukraine, it is our expectation that Russia will move the resources
00:24that we have been using in Ukraine on other theatres, and that is also including in the Arctic.
00:32Today I have been commander up here for two and a half years.
00:35I haven't seen any Russia or Chinese combat ships up here.
00:43We see, of course, that China and Russia are working together in the Arctic Ocean.
00:48Of course, it's a thousand nautical miles from here, but we have seen that, and that is a new normal, I would say.
00:56So there has been a change for Russia and China in the Arctic Ocean.
01:01So we share the concern with U.S., with Canada and other Arctic states that Russia and China are working together in the Arctic Ocean.
01:10And if we are going to defend NATO's northern flank, we simply have to step up, we have to work together.
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