Published: Jul 28, 2024, 05:15 IST | Updated: Jul 28, 2024, 05:15 IST
The US report, released on Monday, noted that Russia has in recent years beefed up its military presence in the Arctic, reopening and modernising several bases and airfields abandoned since the end of the Soviet era. China, meanwhile, has poured money into polar exploration and research to build a “Polar Silk Road”.