Barents Sea

Ahead of four-way Ukraine talks, Russia launches new military drills

Russian artillery forces practice firing near Ukraine border as Russian warships entered the Barents Sea to practice protecting a major shipping lane in the Arctic.

Russia responds to NATO drill in its backyard

Russia is holding live missile drills and flight missions in the Norwegian and Barents seas at a time when NATO is conducting its largest drill in the region since Cold War.

As the ice melts, the Arctic's strategic importance sharpens into focus

Russian actions in the Arctic region, especially those involving China's geopolitical rival India, are raising the stakes for commerce and security in the potentially lucrative region.

Anxious Europe tracking Syria-bound Russian warships

Moscow's only aircraft-carrier takes part in the largest Russian warship deployment since the Cold War as European naval forces track its route through the English Channel.