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- Sweden deployed six Saab Gripen fighter jets to patrol Iceland's airspace as part of NATO Arctic security initiative.
- The move aims to reassure U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin amid tensions.
- Major General Frode Arnfinn Kristoffersen notes the Arctic's strategic importance to North American defense and monitoring Russian bombers.
- Pavel Devyatkin warns the buildup could escalate tensions and spur accidental incidents tied to Trump's spending demands.
