Could this stem from a misunderstanding of Nato's Arctic mission? Joe InwoodWorld news correspondentImage source, Getty Images"'We must strengthen Arctic defences to deter Putin' Foreign Secretary says during Arctic visit." That was the headline of a British Government press release just four days ago. The only mention of the United States was a reference to their cooperation in intercepting Russian tankers. What was designed as a mission to reassure the United States, seems to have been interpreted as a hostile act to deter it.
