Moscow concerned about Norway's growing militarization of the Svalbard archipelago, - MFA
Trump just said in the Oval Office that the US would soon be ordering 48 new icebreakers
Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island
1 month ago"What President Trump will do about Greenland is very important to our national security." US Vice President J.D. Vance says that Denmark, which controls Greenland, is not doing its job and is not acting as a good ally for Washington regarding the sea lanes used by the Chinese and Russians
New opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to join US
1 month agoTwo Russian Tu-160 bombers carried out a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean, Russian Defense Ministry reported
Trump: We may be a very substantially enlarged country in the not too distant— Isn't it nice to see - for years, decades, we’re the same size to the square-foot, probably got smaller actually but we might be an enlarged country pretty soon
Donald Trump repeated his demand to be given control of Greenland in a “horrendous” phone call with the prime minister of Denmark
Blinken is Paris: "The idea about Greenland is not a good one, but it's not going to happen, so we shouldn't waste time talking about it"
France says the EU will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders in response to Trump comments on Greenland
"Never, ever will Canada be part of the United States," Trudeau replies to Trump, who speaks of "economic strength" to annex the country
Canada Foreign Minister: President-elect Trump's comments show a complete lack of understanding of what makes Canada a strong country. Our economy is strong. Our people are strong. We will never back down in the face of threats
2 month agoDonald Trump: "We need Greenland for national security. People really don't even know if Denmark has any legal right, but if they do, they should give it up, because we need it for national security. I'm talking about protecting the free world."
Trump says the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed as the Gulf of America, refused to say he will not use military force to take control over Greenland or Panama Canal
Greenland has made it clear that it is not for sale, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said today, in response to US President-elect Donald Trump’s fixation with buying the massive Arctic island
7 month agoTwo Tu-95MS performed a flight over neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported
7 month agoPutin issued a decree establishing the Russian Maritime Collegium, with presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev appointed as its chairman
Pentagon: Russia remains a threat(in Arctic) despite its losses in Ukraine
Pentagon: China seeks to increase its influence in the Arctic
The Pentagon: The Arctic is a vital region for defending America and fulfilling our defense treaty obligations
Pentagon: Climate change has raised the temperature of the Arctic, which increases human activity in the region
Pentagon: China and Russia are increasingly cooperating in the Arctic
9 month agoRussia will now grow with the Arctic - Putin
Vice Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov has been appointed acting commander of the Northern Fleet, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported
Two Russian Navy NFAF Tu-142 MPA completed a 12-hour OOA routine MARPAT, 041400Z MAR 24. Aircraft noted operating in the Norwegian Sea during the 0900Z hour & probably COND SURV of Ex Steadfast Defender activity
Icebreaker Yermak is on fire at the port of St.Petersburg
The State Duma adopted a law denouncing the 1956 agreement that allowed sailors from Great Britain to fish in the Russian zone of the Barents Sea
Firefighters have extinguished fire at nuclear-powered cargo ship Sevmorput in Murmansk
Russia launched new nuclear submarines "Krasnoyarsk" and "Emperor Alexander III"
1 year agoThe Newnew Polar Bear left Arkhangelsk this morning and is heading north in the White Sea. AIS destination on Marinetraffic is "Meeting icebreaker". Interestingly, the NNPB got a new NSR application approved on Oct 19th, for Nov 1st to 15th. The old expires on Oct 31st
