The incident comes just weeks after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled when multiple Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic.

and it lies 500 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Airports in remote spots have runways of packed earth or gravel, making them unsuitable for commercial cargo planes or jet aircraft. Russia’s ...

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military ...

NATO scrambled two F-35s this week in the Arctic region, where jets intercepted Russian bombers and fighter planes, military ...

A combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was scrambled this week after multiple Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said ...

Russia has invested heavily in its Arctic military footprint in recent years. Its northernmost Nagurskoye air base on Siberia’s northern coast hosts nuclear-capable strategic bombers ...

One of Moscow's nuclear icebreakers has sustained significant damage after colliding with a cargo ship in the Kara Sea.

Conservative Leader cites need to counter growing threats from Russia and China, as well as desire to maintain good relations ...

Russian officials have held meetings with Indian ... Government officials and senior executives from Novatek PJSC — which leads the Arctic LNG 2 export plant — spoke with counterparts during ...

With its focus on war with its neighbor, Russia has taken its eyes off the ball elsewhere. As a result, its position is much ...

As Henry Ridgwell reports, Denmark, which owns the island, has admitted failing to invest in its security, amid growing threats from Russia and China.