Defence Chief Says Guarding Far North Priority, Warns Russia Is Back in Arctic Bases

Defence Chief Says Guarding Far North Priority, Warns Russia Is Back in Arctic Bases
Chief Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre is shown at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa on Nov. 26, 2021. The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand
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Canada’s defence chief says protecting the country’s Arctic region is a key priority for the Armed Forces, warning that Russia has reoccupied abandoned Cold War bases in its Far North.

Speaking at a defence conference in Ottawa, Gen. Wayne Eyre said defending NATO’s northern flank “is a key area of concern” for the Canadian military.