EU unveils strategy to bolster Arctic presence amid pressure from Russia and the US

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The European Union unveils its new "strategy for the Arctic" on Tuesday, aiming to step up its presence in the far north as melting ice opens new maritime routes and tensions with Russia and the United States increasingly put the region in the geopolitical spotlight.
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