China, Russia push back over Washington’s Arctic warning 

FILE - A soldier from the Jaeger Battalion GSV of the Norwegian Armed Forces that monitors the 196-kilometer-long border between Norway and Russia, is barely seen in the snow during the NATO Nordic Response 24 military exercise, March 9, 2024.

Russia and China on Tuesday pushed back against a U.S. warning over their increasing military and economic cooperation in the Arctic, where climate change is opening up greater competition.