A REMOTE Arctic base which would have bolstered British strength in the region whilst fending off Putin years before he invaded Ukraine was nearly bought by Boris Johnson. The bombshell revelation

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the recent attacks on Kyiv over the weekend deserve condemnation. He expressed hope that Trump understands that Putin does not want peace, according to Demokraatti.

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter{beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump escalates war of words on

President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and is planning to speak separately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in separate calls as he continues his efforts to end the war between their two countries.

President Trump’s recent actions and statements suggest he might want an arrangement where the United States, China and Russia each dominate their sphere of influence.

Jimmy Fallon had a little fun on Monday's "The Tonight Show," imagining the conversation between President Donald Trump and his advisers before speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

Greenland has granted a 30-year mining license to a Franco-Danish consortium to extract anorthosite, a rock used in aluminum production, from Arctic territory.

The West's newfound interest in the Arctic unnerves Moscow. Russia has longstanding geopolitical, strategic and socio-economic interests in the region President Putin slammed recent NATO exercises in Norway designed to prepare troops for "extreme cold-weather warfare.

Finland is convinced the appearance of these along its border with Russia means it is next on President Vladimir Putin’s invasion list. Finland was once part of a Russian Empire.