Content overview: “Cold Response 2026: NATO holds Arctic drills to test readiness against Russia • FRANCE 24 ”. As global attention remains focused on the Middle East, a parallel contest of influence is unfolding in the Far North, where NATO troops have recently carried out a large-scale exercise simulating a Russian invasion. Armoured vehicles, ships, helicopters, and thousands of soldiers braved sub-zero conditions to test their readiness and send a clear message to Moscow.
This report from our colleagues at FRANCE 2 and FRANCE 24’s Guillaume Gougeon. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.