The Arctic Ocean is far away from Russia’s population centers, and the few ports that do exist are mostly unusable in the winter. Europe Controls Russia’s Access to the Oceans ...

A Russian expedition has proved that a ridge of mountains below the Arctic Ocean is part of Russia's continental shelf, government officials have said. The Natural Resources Ministry said tests on ...

Four Arctic experts say it would take the West at least 10 years to catch up with Russia’s military in the region, if it chose to do so. “The Arctic is currently a dark area on the map ...

The islands, which are on the coast of the remote Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, are the result of melting glaciers. Marina Migunova made the discoveries in 2016 while a student at ...

Russian shipping in the Arctic is benefiting from winds that are driving the oldest and thickest sea ice towards North America, further opening a remote region that is thawing amid global warming ...

China’s Coast Guard claimed it entered waters of the Arctic Ocean for the first time as part of a joint patrol with Russia – in the latest sign of enhanced coordination between the two in a ...

A Russian officer (R) and soldiers stand next to a special military truck at the Russian northern military base on Kotelny island, beyond the Arctic Circle on April 3, 2019. (Photo credit should ...

With Europe out of the picture due to sanctions, Russia has begun rerouting oil previously destined for the continent to China and Asia via the Arctic Ocean’s North Sea Route (NSR).

Several years ago, a Russian natural gas tanker completed an experimental round trip along the Northern Sea Route, which connects Western Europe and the Atlantic Ocean to East Asia.