Official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 10 The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, in connection with the decision of the member countries of the Arctic Council to resume its work on some projects without the Russian Federation, announced the inferiority of the West line in the Arctic. Earlier, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the US issued a statement saying they intend to resume work on the council on a limited basis, «in projects that do not involve Russia.» It was also noted that the work of the council was suspended on March 3 in response to the Russian special operation in Ukraine. leapfrog in decisions that can only testify to one thing — attempts to isolate Russia in the Arctic are illusory, and Western partners are trying to grab onto any ideas in order to create the impression of some kind of independent role in Arctic affairs,» Zakharova said in a statement. She stressed that Russia, as the undisputed main factor in the Arctic and the current chairman of the Arctic Council, continues to implement projects initiated by Moscow with an emphasis on the Russian regions. «It is obvious that the current politicized line of the West in the Arctic is flawed and does not contribute to solving problems affecting the fate of all mankind,» Zakharova added. The Arctic Council was established in 1996 at the initiative of Canada to cooperate in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development of the polar regions. In addition to Canada, it includes seven more Arctic countries: Russia, the USA, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden. : Asian countries BRICS and SCO want to cooperate with Russia in the Arctic
