The European Union is changing its strategy towards the Arctic

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that the European Union must change its strategic position towards the Arctic. According to her, this is necessary because Russia is working on restoring and strengthening its military presence in the region. Von der Leyen noted that the Arctic is not "someone else's border," but is part of the European Union, where geopolitical interests clash. 1TV+1

Within the framework of the new strategy, the European Union continues to support the principle according to which oil, coal, and natural gas reserves in the Arctic should remain underground. The document presented by the European Commission and the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, notes that the union will work to protect the environment and will attempt to prevent the extraction of such reserves that would threaten the ecosystem. Formula

At the same time, the new strategy no longer includes the entry from the 2021 document, which provided for the creation of an international legal obligation with the aim of banning hydrocarbon extraction and restricting their purchase. According to 1tv, the European Union increased its attention towards Greenland after US President Donald Trump stated in 2025 that the US must establish control over Greenland, otherwise China would take possession of it. Formula+1