Mainland Russia is only 55 miles from Alaska, making America’s northernmost state key to national security, especially as Russia is actively building its Arctic military capabilities.

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has responded to allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin who have argued that Russia could retake his state, and appeared to mock the idea.. Dunleavy, a Republican ...

A Russian state TV presenter has said that Alaska belongs to Russia, reviving an effort pushed by propagandists throughout the war in Ukraine that Moscow could seize the U.S. state.

Russian military aircraft returned to the skies off Alaska’s coast Monday. And once again the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, dispatched fighter jets to intercept and ...

Russian, Chinese bombers intercepted by U.S. military near Alaska 00:22. Russian warplanes were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday ...

Then, in Syria in June 2023, a Russian aircraft came close to U.S. fighters, surveillance aircraft and drones. And in July 2023, a Kremlin fighter jet damaged a U.S. MQ-9 drone when it shot flares ...

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, scrambled U.S. and Canadian fighter jets last week to accompany a formation of Russian aircraft flying through international airspace off ...

China, Russia send 11 military vessels near Alaska, U.S. responds with 4 Navy destroyers 01:32. Russian warplanes were detected flying off the coast of Alaska and tracked by the U.S. military, the ...

Russian military flights in the region have increased in recent years. On Sept. 23, a Russian Su-35 fighter flew dangerously close to a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon that was shadowing a ...