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The ( controversial , see the flag burnings ) NATO summit in Reykjavik showed that the warmongers in Arctic is this Us-led alliance , like in the 40-50′s . Now everybody in russophobic western medias is writing that Russia will respond with a ” bellicose ” Arctic Doctrine .Why it shouldn’t ?Even if it doesn’t suit to Mr Paul Goble and Us Arctic doctrine , these are Russians territories and the Nothern Sea Route is under Russian jurisiction .It will be funny to see how the alliance will coordonate it’s agenda with a Canada claiming sovereinity on the North West passage while the alliance will certainly follow Us doctrine which claims it’s international waters and how Germany and Italy ( And France and Norway ) will adhere to a bellicose attitude towards Russia in the Arctic with billions invested in Shtokman , Prirazlomnyie and Yamal peninsula oil and gas projects .I guess they will do like in the beginning 80′s when they didn’t follow Reagan’s embargo on the Druzhba pipe .