Major exercises involving ships, nuclear submarines and air defense began in the Arctic with the forces of the Russian Northern Fleet under the leadership of the commander of Russian Navy
US watching Russian moves in the Arctic closely "We're monitoring it very closely.we're watching this" per @PentagonPresSec "Nobody wants to see the Arctic as a region become militarized"
The repair of the Losharik nuclear submarine manned vehicle will take up to four years.
Two strategic missile carriers of the Russian Federation Tu-160 flew over the Barents and Norwegian Seas, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Russia has succeeded in improving the security of the Arctic, creating troops capable of effectively responding to threats, Medvedev said.
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[email protected]'s Gen VanHerck agrees with the assessment from @SenAngusKing that the treaty especially needed with developments in the Arctic
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2 month agoTwo strategic missile carriers Tu-160 flew over the neutral waters of the Barents, Greenland and Norwegian seas, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported
3 month agoTwo Tu-160 strategic bombers of the Russian Air Force conducted the flight over the Arctic Ocean, the White and Barents Seas on January 19
Lavrov told the Norwegian Foreign Minister that "Oslo's military activity" near Russia's borders has negative consequences for the Arctic. Norwegian FM Eriksen Søreide called for the release of Alexei Navalny
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov held talks with his Norwegian counterpart, Eriksen Søreide and noted the "deterioration of the security situation" in the Far North
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Norway supreme court approved the government's plans for Arctic oil exploration after dismissing a lawsuit by environmental campaigners
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Images from @planetlabs show Russia moving to resume tests of its nuclear-powered cruise missile
Russian strategic missile carriers conducted a 12-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic seas. They were accompanied by American fighters.
