Russia on Wednesday began major navy drills involving more than 150 vessels and 15,000 military personnel in the Pacific and ...

Russian military aircraft were seen flying off the coast of Alaska, marking the latest in a string of sightings. U.S.

Russian Soldiers Go Native For Arctic Ops Using Reindeer And Dogsleds By Tyler Rogoway February 1, 2016 5:31 pm EST Russia has big designs on the Arctic .

Though the Russian military has little in common with liberal Western politicians or environmental groups like Greenpeace, it is taking ice melt in the Far North seriously. By Andrew E. Kramer ...

Russia’s continued military investments in the Arctic may spur NATO to accord the region a more prominent focus in the alliance’s defense planning, according to Nordic officials and analysts.

“Russia is increasing its military presence in the Arctic,” said Dylan White, a spokesman for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, citing the new Russian icebreaker fleet, weapons systems ...

Russia and NATO members have both increased their activity in the Arctic, jockeying for position in a region that's becoming more accessible for military and commercial activity.

Fighting it out over the Arctic, with the vast resources of the Arctic, is going to be the new great game of the twenty-first ...

MOSCOW - The Russian military on Monday launched sweeping military maneuvers in the Arctic and other areas, a show of force ordered by President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions with the ...

Russia and the U.S. are part of the Arctic Council, along with Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. China is not, but has declared itself a "near-Arctic" state in a bid to press ...

The Russia-Ukraine war is endangering the Arctic Council's ability to keep peace. If conflict comes to the region, the U.S. military would be underprepared.

A year of military service is mandatory for Russian men age 18 to 27, but the sons of wealthy or well-connected Russians can usually escape it with a bribe to the notoriously corrupt local ...