Putin, Trump and Alaska
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Russia's decision to sell Alaska was influenced by its financial struggles following the Crimean War and the desire to strengthen ties with the United States, a fellow rival of Great Britain. Selling Alaska provided Russia with much-needed cash and ensured that Britain would not gain control of the territory.
Vladimir Putin set foot on U.S. soil for the first time in 10 years on Friday—but don’t try telling President Donald Trump that. In the days leading up to the historic summit between the two world leaders,
US President Donald Trump has been reportedly ready to cut short talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska due to Putin's intransigence over his demand to annex the entire Donetsk Oblast. Source: Axios,
Alaska and Crimea remain linked in some ways today, both viewed by some nationalists as historic Russian regions lost by weak leaders – Yeltsin, the first president of independent Russia, is reviled for recognizing Crimea as part of Ukraine after the USSR collapsed.
According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be part of a peace deal in Ukraine.
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US Shadows Chinese Ships Near Alaska
In a press release on Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard revealed that its Arctic District sent a C-130J long range surveillance aircraft from Kodiak Island—south of mainland Alaska—on Wednesday to query Chinese research vessels operating in what it called U.S. Arctic waters.
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Atlanta Black Star on MSN‘Is He Just the Dumbest President We Ever Had?': Trump’s Alaska Blunder Had Social Media Howling, But His Putin Flip-Flop Was Even Worse
President Donald Trump became a laughingstock over the weekend after he appeared to forget that Alaska is part of the United States, just as he […]
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Al Jazeera on MSNWhy did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?
United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, following a virtual meeting with European leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,