Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to meet with Nordic leaders ahead of an upcoming NATO summit and as uncertainty looms over the future of the Arctic.
Trudeau is slated to travel to Iceland, which will host leaders from Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway over the next two days for an annual gathering of Nordic prime ministers.Capital Dispatch: Sign up for in-depth political coverage of Parliament Hill
The move seemed poised to threaten President Vladimir Putin's decades-long hold on power, but tensions de-escalated quickly on Saturday after the Kremlin announced a deal that halted Prigozhin's march on the capital city of Moscow. The arrangement will see Putin's one-time protege move to Belarus and avoid prosecution for his role in the short-lived rebellion, while Wagner Group troops will return to Ukraine where they've been fighting alongside soldiers from the Russian army.
Nordic countries, including Canada and the United States, hit pause on working with Russia through the Arctic Council after its invasion of Ukraine.Observatory for Arctic Policy and Security director Mathieu Landriault said the issue remains "fragile," adding that without co-operation with Russia -- which has a huge Arctic coastline -- the council does not have data related to how climate change is affecting a major part of the region.
Trudeau, who accompanied Stoltenberg on that visit, touted plans to spend billions on bolstering Canada's military, including modernizing the aging Canada-U.S. Norad system which monitors Arctic aerospace. All belong to NATO, save for Sweden, which is trying to join. Canada was the first country to ratify its request. It also backed Finland's membership, which was officially recognized in April.
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