US Officer Floats Buying Russian Islands – Moscow Fires Back
17:36 29.07.2025 (Updated: 18:02 29.07.2025)
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US OFFICER FLOATS BUYING RUSSIAN ISLANDS – MOSCOW FIRES BACK
Lietenant Colonel Jeffrey Fritz, a US Army officer stationed in Estonia, proposed that Washington purchase Russia’s Commander Islands for $15 billion to monitor Chinese activity in the Arctic.
He claims a “peaceful, pragmatic purchase” would boost the US exclusive economic zone by 3.8%, giving Washington the islands, their resources and infrastructure — maybe even adding them to the state of Alaska.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry slammed the idea. Maria Zakharova said selling national territory is considered “one of the gravest crimes” in Russia — both legally and morally.
With biting sarcasm, she added that if Fritz truly has $15b to spare, he should “make America great again” and pay off at least a fraction of the $36.6 TRILLION US national debt instead.
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Lietenant Colonel Jeffrey Fritz, a US Army officer stationed in Estonia, proposed that Washington purchase Russia’s Commander Islands for $15 billion to monitor Chinese activity in the Arctic.
He claims a “peaceful, pragmatic purchase” would boost the US exclusive economic zone by 3.8%, giving Washington the islands, their resources and infrastructure — maybe even adding them to the state of Alaska.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry slammed the idea. Maria Zakharova said selling national territory is considered “one of the gravest crimes” in Russia — both legally and morally.
With biting sarcasm, she added that if Fritz truly has $15b to spare, he should “make America great again” and pay off at least a fraction of the $36.6 TRILLION US national debt instead.
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