The US is preparing to redistribution of responsibility in the Arctic. This conclusion was made by the president of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov after statements by Pentagon chief James Mattis about the need to strengthen the US Coast Guard units in the Arctic. On the eve of the US defense minister said that the United States will soon begin to develop the Arctic territories, and there is literally nothing to protect: the US Army has only one icebreaker, and that production in 1978, Mattis complained. "Are they afraid that the Eskimos will begin to overcome the Bering Strait massively and begin illegal migration by swimming?" - this is the message commented by RIA FAN political scientist of the International Institute for Humanitarian and Political Studies Vladimir Bruter. "The US thinks very simply, geopolitically: they need to exert maximum pressure on Russia," the expert continued seriously.. In his opinion, the Americans intended to prevent Russia from using the Northern Sea Route for commercial and military purposes. "They will try to gain a foothold somewhere in the Arctic Circle, create some kind of visibility of the military grouping around Alaska and the surrounding islands, get money for this purpose and joyfully spend it.

That's all, "the political scientist predicted.. However, the military analyst Sivkov is more gloomy.

"The US will build up its presence in the Arctic, because they are claiming water areas that are in Russia's area of ??responsibility. The US believes that the main tool for redistribution of the zone of influence is military. Building them Coast Guard is a natural process, "- RIA Novosti quotes the expert. According to him, Russia's interests in the Arctic are reliably protected, including from a military point of view, so there has been a calm situation in the region so far. How it will affect the intentions of the Pentagon, it is too early to say.