Russian invasion of Ukraine creates strain for Arctic organizations – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 1, 2022
Russia is member of Inuit Circumpolar Council and Arctic Council
Some Arctic organizations are distancing themselves from Russia after the country’s sudden invasion of Ukraine late last week.
“We are monitoring the situation on a day-to-day basis,” Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada president Monica Ell-Kanayuk said. The Inuit Circumpolar Council represents approximately 180,000 Inuit across four regions, including Chukotka, in Russia.
On Feb. 24, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, bombing several cities, including the capital, Kyiv. The invasion has spurred loud rebuke from across the globe, including from Canada, which has imposed economic sanctions, provided Ukraine military equipment and closed its airspace to Russia.
