“A Republican lawmaker is pushing President Trump to buy more icebreakers for the Coast Guard to counter Russian moves in the Arctic. ‘Russia is launching its biggest icebreaker — The Arktika. It should be of tremendous concern that next to this vessel, there is no equivalent in the world,’ Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) wrote Trump in a letter Tuesday.”
Source: GOP rep to Trump: Russian activity in Arctic a ‘tremendous concern’ | TheHill
