President Donald Trump has announced a landmark agreement with Finnish President Alexander Stubb to jointly build 11 new icebreakers to strengthen U.S. operations in the Arctic. The announcement followed the signing of a Presidential Memorandum authorising the construction of up to four Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) abroad, underlining what the White House described as “urgent national security needs in the Arctic region.”

U.S. and Finland agree to jointly build 11 icebreakers as Trump authorises Arctic security cutters

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President Donald Trump has announced a landmark agreement with Finnish President Alexander Stubb to jointly build 11 new icebreakers to strengthen U.S. operations in the Arctic.

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