Despite Ukraine war, US and Russia continue emergency cooperation in the Bering Strait

An agreement to cooperate on marine safety, including search and rescue, remains in place, but joint exercises are halted.

By Yereth Rosen April 11, 2022
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Even as western nations break off relations with Russia and freeze it out of international forums in the Arctic and elsewhere in response to its invasion of Ukraine, there is at least one area of continued U.S.-Russian cooperation: marine safety on either side of the Bering Strait.

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