# Leaders urge EU to boost Arctic role to tackle Russia 'threat'

https://mins.news/en/video/58195

- France 24 English, 2026-09-14 19:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmCCMbShEY4

> Twelve European countries meeting in Finland on Monday called on the European Union to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, a geopolitical battleground caught between Russia and US President Donald Trump.

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