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NATO's increased military activity in the Arctic has drawn a formal national security warning from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Lavrov characterized the alliance's presence as a direct threat to Russia's national security, placing the weight of escalation on NATO's posture rather than on any specific Russian action.
No figures or specific incidents accompanied the statement.
A warning without conditions or explicit red lines is difficult for any counterparty to address, and it gives markets little to price beyond the raw fact of a senior official's declaration.
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