Russian sailors plant flag in Arctic just days after Trump's Greenland deal
Published date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:48:16 +0700This footage shows Russian sailors raising their national flag on a remote Arctic island just days after the US signed a deal to expand its military presence in Greenland.
The footage was obtained from the Russian Northern Fleet press service on September 24 and reportedly shows Russian sailors on the Bennett and Henrietta islands in the East Siberian Sea.
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