US turns to Finland to close Arctic ‘icebreaker gap’ as Russia, China expand polar presence

Finland will provide four new icebreakers to America under a $6.1 billion agreement as the U.S. seeks to strengthen Arctic ...

Russia's 'Harmony' Project: The Silent Spy War Beneath The Arctic Ice

Moscow has secretly built an undersea surveillance system, Harmony, to track US submarines near Russian naval zones.

Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Long-Range Test Claimed By Russia

The missile, which is claimed to possess extreme endurance and may pose a significant radiological hazard, is said to have ...

Northerners see Trump’s U.S. as greater threat to Arctic than Russia: poll

Canada’s foreign affairs minister was warned Russian, Chinese presence has introduced 'a high degree of uncertainty' into ...

Russia Steps Up Exports of US-Sanctioned LNG in Test for Trump

A US-sanctioned liquefied natural-gas plant in Russia’s arctic region has pressed on with fuel shipments as Moscow seeks to ...
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Kremlin envoy proposes ‘Putin-Trump tunnel’ to link Russia, US

Siberia-Alaska link could 'unlock' resources and be built with Elon Musk's The Boring Company, says Kirill Dmitriev.

How Russia’s Sanctioned Arctic Gas Found a Chinese Loophole

The U.S. and its allies have tried to cripple Russia’s energy industry, but Moscow has found loopholes time and again.

Nations Aiming for Arctic Power Can’t Get Enough of These Ships

The US and Canada want more icebreakers to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, as the polar region — and competition for it — heats up.

A former security guard at the US Embassy in Norway is convicted of spying for Russia and Iran

A former security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Norway has been convicted of espionage after a court in Oslo found that he ...

China Keeps Importing Russian LNG After Dodging New US Curbs

China is pushing ahead with imports of US-sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas, after the White House stopped short of ...