Arctic Floor News Today

>> reporter: putin is aggressively navigating the region, even planting a russian flag on the arctic floor. russia has far more arctic military bases than the u.s. and dozens more ice-breaking ships, perhaps as many as 40. >> how many ice-breakers do we have? >> i believe one -- >> 1.5 -- >> 1.5. >> reporter: russias race is ahead of the u.s. in the arctic, a sobering illustration of putins broader ambitions. >> for vladimir putin, the arctic is a prestige project. it demonstrates russian histor...