# Expert: West seeks to pressure Russia in Arctic by arresting research ship

https://mins.news/en/item/43764

- TASS, 2026-09-03 13:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2182169

> Alexey Fadeyev said the arrest of a research ship was another attempt by the West to pressure Russia in the Arctic. He described such actions as another milestone in rising tensions between NATO countries and Russia in the region.

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