MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian general says Russia will conduct military exercises in the Arctic to uphold the country’s claim to the region’s vast natural resources.

Gen. Vladimir Shamanov, in charge of military training at Russia’s Defense Ministry, also said planning for the exercises began after several nations disputed Russia’s Arctic claims.

“Modern wars are won or lost long before they start,” Shamanov told the military daily Krasnaya Zvezda in an interview published Tuesday.

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