Arktyka w przestrzeni informacyjnej państw arktycznych w dobie wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej (24 lutego – 8 czerwca 2022 r.)
Arctic in the informational space of Arctic states during the Russo-Ukrainian war (24 February – 8 June 2022)

Summary/Abstract: Russian aggression in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 brought numerous international consequences. They also reached the Artic – a region previously resistant to such disturbances. Firstly, works of the Arctic Council were paused and later resumed without Russia. The conflict in Ukraine was a catalyst for the militarisation of the region on a scale not seen since the end of the Cold War. In parallel with those activities, others of a propaganda character were undertaken. All Arctic states adopted defensive narration, of which an immanent element is deterrence. This includes legal arguments (e.g., violation of international law by Russia when it attacked Ukraine) in which Moscow had a leading role as it questioned the legality of the other Arctic states’ activity in the Arctic Council or NATO’s right for enlargement. Russian narration used verified propagandist methods, including those used to justify the aggression in Ukraine. The message sent to the public by the other states was also defensive, but the vast majority adopted it as their reaction to Russian activities.

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