The incoming U.S. administration admits that its stunning polar gambit is about warding off Russian ambitions.

Andrei Gurulyov, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, told the Russia-1 channel it is necessary to move from ...

Andrei Gurylev, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, told the Russia-1 channel it is necessary to move from joint development of Svalbard to a Russian option.

A Russian general says that Vladimir Putin should compete with Donald Trump to control Greenland, saying both countries could ...

At the end of World War I the Svalbard Treaty gave Norway sovereignty over the archipelago, whose resources Sweden and Russia also eyed. The treaty proved to be a turning point. Over the course of ...

No Residence Permits Thanks to the 1920 Svalbard Treaty, people from any nation can reside and work in the archipelago without applying for a visa or residence permit. Unlike most other ...

However, while the Svalbard Treaty grants Norway full sovereignty and doesn’t allow the archipelago to be used for military purposes, free entry and residence is in place for nationals of signatory ...

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Thursday condemned US President-elect Donald Trump remarks about potentially using military force to ga ...