At the height of their offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian soil. Now they hold just a ...

It added such activity could lead to escalating tension or increase conflict potential in the Spitsbergen territory.

Russian forces are scrambling to build on their rapid advance in retaking areas of the Kursk region, claiming control of the town of Sudzha on March 12, and President Vladimir Putin has met with ...

Russia accused Norway of militarizing the Svalbard archipelago and said on Friday it had summoned the Norwegian ambassador to ...

Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II. As well as capturing ...