By 1741, explorer Vitus Bering discovered the sea passage between Russia and Alaska. Also read. ... In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million.

The Bering Bridge is a section of land that goes across the Bering between Alaska and Russia. While it is deep underwater today, that was not the case in the past. This land bridge is believed to ...

China and Russia are stepping up efforts to develop Arctic shipping routes amid growing geopolitical tensions between both countries and the West. The two nations had reached consensus on the ...

China and Russia both acknowledged what they called a joint patrol over the Bering Sea, which divides Russia and Alaska. 5 A Russian bomber is refueled in the air during a patrol earlier this week.

China, Russia send 11 military vessels near Alaska, U.S. responds with 4 Navy destroyers 01:32. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that it tracked a group of Russian naval vessels, including two ...

China and Russia carried out their first joint military exercise in the Sea of Okhotsk in 2017 and the second in 2022. Japan has territorial disputes with Russia and China.

Growing military cooperation between Russia and China threatens Arctic stability, according to the Pentagon’s 2024 Arctic Strategy, released Monday. In 2024, Russian and Chinese navies held a ...

Russia's Defense Ministry posted on Telegram that two Tupolev Tu-95MS planes had carried out a flight "over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea near the Western coast of Alaska." ...

Russia and China sent nuclear-capable bombers over the waters between Japan and South Korea, which are the treaty allies of the United States, for their ninth joint strategic air patrol on Friday.

On July 24, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted two Chinese Xian H-6K bombers and two Russian Tu-95MS Bear bombers flying near Alaska. Both types of bombers are nuclear ...

China and Russia both acknowledged what they called a joint patrol over the Bering Sea, which divides Russia and Alaska. Their growing military relationship has triggered concerns both among NATO ...

China and Russia both acknowledged what they called a joint patrol over the Bering Sea, which divides Russia and Alaska. Their growing military relationship has triggered concerns both among NATO ...