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While the eyes of the West are focused on the war in Ukraine, President Putin is increasingly flexing his muscles in another place: Spitsbergen. The Russians held a military-inspired parade there a few months ago. But that is not the only threat that the originally Norwegian islanders see coming their way. Reporter Saskia Dekkers traveled to the North Pole to see with her own eyes what is going on. Why does Putin's expansionism extend to the northernmost point of the earth? Also read our article: https://nos.nl/l/2491338 Watch the other reports that Saskia Dekkers made in the series 'The New Wall' here: https://nos.nl/l/2456379 In this video we talk about the Russian consul general on Spitsbergen: Andrei Chemerilo. He was unable to do an interview with us, but did respond to a few written questions by e-mail. The answers to these questions can be found here: https://bijlagen.nos.nl/artikel-18722.... #spitsbergen #noordpool #rusland More videos? Subscribe, turn on your bell and leave a comment. Also follow us on Instagram: / nieuwsuur At Nieuwsuur you can find a new video every Saturday. We provide depth and context. We monitor the power. Respectfully and critically. At Nieuwsuur you see compelling stories that touch you and make you think.