British warship heads to Arctic in row over Russia 'exploiting' melting ice caps
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mirror.co.ukBritain has deployed fighter jets and a warship to the Arctic Circle amid concerns Russia is 'exploiting' melting ice caps in the High North.
The Royal Navy and Air Force have joined American and Norwegian forces in the icy shipping lanes of the High North to assert their position in a building row over a coveted shipping route.
Two RAF Typhoons and the Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland are in the Barents Sea along with Britain's key allies to assert 'freedom of navigation' in the important region that is 'opening up' as ice caps thaw.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed in an interview with the Mail Online the British forces were in the Barents Sea, and had passed as close as 50 nautical miles from the Russian coast.
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