Arctic stories

Sep 10, 2026

NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot in Arctic

NATO allies caught Russian submarines training near Svalbard to deploy a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving evidence, according to Western intelligence officials.

Sep 10, 20265 sources

Sep 2, 2026

Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.2 billion Ukrainian compensation claim

Norwegian authorities seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov in the Arctic to enforce a $4.22 billion arbitration award won by Ukraine's Naftogaz over assets seized when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Russia called the action 'piracy.'

Sep 2, 20269 sources