Russia is well placed to exploit it with bases and ports ringing the Arctic Circle. Mr Putin though warned that "NATO countries in general are increasingly designating the Far North as a ...

the largest city within the Arctic circle, Putin said he believes Trump is serious about taking Greenland and the US will continue with efforts to acquire it. “It can look surprising only at ...

The vast, desolate Arctic frontier, rich in untapped energy and mineral resources, has long been dominated by Russia with its massive icebreaking fleet and extensive infrastructure inherited from ...

“The warming winter atmosphere above the Arctic Circle does impact large-scale weather patterns that do influence for those of us outside the Arctic,” said Julienne Stroeve, an ice scientist ...

Both countries have vast land armies, while Britain's Royal Marines are experts in Arctic warfare and have a permanent base in Norway. Speaking in the Arctic port of Murmansk yesterday ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to Iqaluit in Canada’s High North, supposedly about Arctic security, was nothing more than a carefully staged photo-op. Carney has spent his ...

"The warming winter atmosphere above the Arctic Circle does impact large-scale weather patterns that do influence for those of us outside the Arctic," said Julienne Stroeve, an ice scientist at ...

The combined height of the monument and pedestal is more than 42 metres. The memorial was unveiled in Murmansk in 1974 to mark the 30 th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops in the Arctic. A year ...