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Cold Response 2026: NATO holds Arctic drills to test readiness against Russia

|Russia, Russia|1 independent sources

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As global attention remains focused on the Middle East, a parallel contest of influence is unfolding in the Far North, where NATO troops have recently carried out a large-scale exercise simulating a Russian invasion. Armoured vehicles, ships, helicopters, and thousands of soldiers braved sub-zero conditions to test their readiness and send a clear message to Moscow.

This report from our colleagues at FRANCE 2 and FRANCE 24’s Guillaume Gougeon.

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