Cold Stage for Fiery Talks: Why Alaska's Choice for Putin-Trump's Meeting Matters
11:16 09.08.2025 (Updated: 11:24 09.08.2025)
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Cold Stage for Fiery Talks: Why Alaska's Choice for Putin-Trump's Meeting Matters
Alaska—once a Russian territory—is now the US' largest and northernmost state.
Key facts about the place:
🟠Discovered by Russia in 1732, it was sold to the US in 1867, which is still a topic of debate;
🟠Just 86 km across the Bering Strait to Russia's easternmost region; less than 4 km between Russian and US islands in the Pacific Ocean;
🟠Russia and the US' economic interests intersect in Alaska and the Arctic—this region offers prospects for implementing large-scale projects;
🟠Direct flights once linked Alaska and Russia’s Petropavlovsk—now suspended.
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