# Lavrov: NATO seeks to use Arctic to contain Russia, Moscow will respond

https://mins.news/en/item/38308

- TASS, 2026-08-31 07:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2179711

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said NATO countries were seeking to turn the Arctic into a new front to contain Russia and its partners. He warned that Moscow would respond appropriately, including asymmetrically, to hostile actions and would defend its national interests by all available means if necessary.

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