China is paying Russia to join Arctic expeditions while also pushing for greater cooperation from Nordic states.

Trump's Greenland focus highlights urgent Arctic security needs as Sen. Sullivan reveals new U.S. defenses against Sino-Russian threats in Alaska.

The Kyiv Independent’s Alisa Yurchenko investigates why China is buying Russian weapons, what Moscow gains from the deal, and what the deepening Russia–China military cooperation could mean for future conflicts.

China acquired naval platforms from Russia to rapidly boost its capabilities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan, state news agency TASS reported on Sunday.

Beijing stressed Taiwan is the most important issue while Trump highlights the trade aspects of the bilateral relations.

The New Start Treaty will expire Thursday, removing limits on the U.S. and Russia's arsenals for the first time in over 50 years.

Discounts on Russian oil exports to China widened to new records this week as sellers cut prices to lure demand from the world's top crude importer and offset the likely loss of India sales, traders said.