Countries of the Arctic Council said on Thursday they would boycott future talks in Russia over its Ukraine invasion, throwing international cooperation in the region into upheaval at a time when ...

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Arctic Council paused all operations for the first time since its inception.

Seven of the Arctic Council’s eight members — all except Russia, which currently holds the council’s rotating chairmanship — have agreed to boycott future meetings.

Arctic Council activities paused in March of 2022, when seven of the eight member nations decided that business could not continue as usual given Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway on Thursday took over the Arctic Council’s rotating chairmanship from Russia amid questions about what role the eight-country intergovernmental body can play ...