Russia plans to create Arctic military force

Russia plans to create a new military force to protect its interests in the disputed Arctic region, a Kremlin strategy paper says.

The document outlines Russia's policy for the Arctic, which is believed to contain as much as 25 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and gas. The paper was signed by President Dmitry Medvedev in September and released by presidential Security Council, but only reported by Russian media on Friday.

Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark and Norway have been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic.

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