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It was sold in 1867, but some Russians want Alaska back from the US

In 2016, two years after Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine, a black granite memorial was raised in Sailors' Square of the Black Sea city of Yevpatoria with a command to future generations: "We ...

Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S.

The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867.

Russia Experts Worry KGB Agent-Turned-Murderous Dictator Putin Will Play Trump

Trump promised during his campaign that he would end Russia’s war on Ukraine on his first day back in office, which is now ...
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Why 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 ...

Alaska: a source of Russian imperial nostalgia

Alaska, the US state that will host the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on Friday, is a source of imperial ...
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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 ...

Russian breakthrough highlights Ukraine's biggest weakness before summit

"What has been building up for the Ukrainians is fundamentally a manpower issue," a former senior Pentagon adviser told ...

What is the history of the US buying Alaska from Russia

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold a summit at an Alaska military base on Friday.