It seems that the United States is determined to take this sea area for itself. But this time, they took the initiative and snatched their land from Russian territory.
According to relevant news reports, the United States recently issued a declaration on US sovereignty. And that's not all, on the very day the sovereignty was declared, the United States released a new map of land expansion. The United States seems to be determined to take this land and vow to take it back.
Be clear, the United States wants to get this land. In fact, they are under Russian control, from the Arctic to the Bering Sea, all the way here. Moreover, the area of this land is twice the size of Asia and 17 times. The Americans have great ambitions, but they do not have the ability to do so.
In addition, due to climate change, the Arctic route is also beginning to "heat up". Especially as the situation in the Red Sea becomes more and more tense, the Arctic route is becoming more and more important. During this time, the United States has repeatedly suffered setbacks in the Red Sea, and it makes sense to shift its attention to the Arctic Strait. But now, the United States has actually put forward a demand for a million square kilometers, what is going on?
The Arctic is a "treasure land", both militarily and geographically, and has a pivotal position. Beneath the Arctic shelf alone, there are 83 billion tonnes of standard oil reserves, not counting the unexplored areas. With China controlling rare earth resources and related technology, the only way for the United States to obtain the mineral resources it needs for electric vehicles is the Arctic.
At the same time, Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic region has also stimulated the "sore spot" of the United States, even if it is only aimed at China and Russia, they have to take action.
But according to international law, the Arctic and the Arctic Ocean it surrounds have no sovereignty. However, a number of countries, including Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, as well as the United States, have already claimed their "sovereignty" claims to the Arctic. The United States is currently expanding its territory, essentially to extend its control over the Arctic region.
But, as we said before, the Arctic is a very valuable place. Russia has taken a tougher stance against this "unilateral development" behavior of the United States. Although the United States** claims that this expansion will not lead to a border dispute with Russia, it will be fine as long as the allies negotiate. However, the head of Arctic affairs in the Russian Duma stood up and said that he could not understand what the United States was doing, because the behavior of the United States is likely to make the relations between the two sides more intense.
But to be honest, Russia is not to blame for this. You see, the United States has built a lot of bases in Finland. Right next to the gates of Russia, it is also close to Russia's northern naval base and close to the Arctic ports. even occupied a large area of land in front of Russia. Any country will be affected, and the situation in Russia is already very good.
In other words, it is understandable that the United States really wants to have more say in the Arctic. But this time, the United States has gone a little too far. It's the so-called impatient. I am not at all surprised that the United States is doing this.
But this is the hegemony of the United States in the world. If things get bigger, the United States won't say anything.