Discover why Russia colonized Alaska in the 18th century. Explore the economic, strategic, and geopolitical motivations behind Russia’s expansion into North America and the lasting impact on the ...

Fighting it out over the Arctic, with the vast resources of the Arctic, is going to be the new great game of the twenty-first ...

Satellite imagery, provided to Newsweek by Planet Labs, shows three aircraft on the main apron at the Anadyr airbase in Russia's Chukotka region close to Alaska on May 26, 2025.

Russia is visible from the U.S., as evidenced in a photograph shared in February 2024 that allegedly shows Russian territory as seen from Alaska, just 2 miles away.

China, Russia send 11 military vessels near Alaska, U.S. responds with 4 Navy destroyers 01:32. The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate ...

China and Russia conducted a joint naval operation near U.S. territory off the coast of Alaska this week in an action experts said was the largest of its kind ever.

For $7.2 million in gold (which would be about $160 million in today’s dollars), the U.S. would take Alaska off Russia’s hands. But Seward still needed to overcome congressional opposition, ...

China, Russia send 11 military vessels near Alaska, U.S. responds with 4 Navy destroyers 01:32. Russian warplanes were detected flying off the coast of Alaska and tracked by the U.S. military, the ...

The U.S. purchased the territory of Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million. Although the purchase soon proved to be an exceptional value, the deal was criticized at the time as ...

China and Russia both acknowledged what they called a joint patrol over the Bering Sea, which divides Russia and Alaska. 5 A Russian bomber is refueled in the air during a patrol earlier this week.

China and Russia both acknowledged what they called a joint patrol over the Bering Sea, which divides Russia and Alaska. Their growing military relationship has triggered concerns both among NATO ...

Russia has likely not moved one of its nuclear-capable heavy bombers further from Ukraine, analysts and satellite imagery indicate after reports suggested Moscow had transferred one of its hefty ...