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Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska: Why did Russia sell the territory to United States in 1867? Explained
As Trump and Putin gear up for their Alaska summit, the stage is set for what could be a fresh chapter in US-Russia relations. The high-profile meeting is scheduled to take place at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867.
Alaska and Crimea remain linked in some ways today, both viewed by some nationalists as historic Russian regions lost by weak ...
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 ...
Al Jazeera on MSN1d
Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?
After the American Civil War ended in 1865, Secretary of State William Seward took up Russia’s longstanding offer to buy Alaska. On March 30, 1867, Washington agreed to buy Alaska from Russia for ...
According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be part of a peace deal in ...
The Moscow Times on MSN20h
Russia Will Send ‘Clear’ Message to U.S. at Alaska Summit, FM Lavrov Says
Russia will deliver a clearly defined message to the United States at an upcoming bilateral summit in Alaska, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday after arriving in Anchorage. “We never try to ...
Alaska, the US state that will host the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on Friday, is a source of imperial ...
Ukrainska Pravda on MSN1d
US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian transactions needed to prepare Alaska summit
The US Department of the Treasury has temporarily lifted sanctions to allow Russia to spend money in the United States ...
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