Russia Declares Northern Passage Effectively Closed to Foreign Warships
— Read on www.checkpointasia.net/russia-declares-northern-passage-effectively-closed-to-foreign-warships/

Joe Manchin sounds like we need a few more NATO bases surrounding Russia:

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/joe-manchin-on-face-the-nation-warns-of-largest-russian-presence-in-arctic-since-cold-war/

Then again, are they hiding something?