Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko says various coalitions are "attempting approaching the Arctic" MOSCOW, May 15. /TASS/. The Baltic region is used today by the West as a springboard for training mechanisms to escalate ongoing developments and contain Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview with Russia’s Izvestia daily. "This region used to be the most peaceful in terms of military activities," Grushko said. "There were no conflicts, neither frozen