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Trump-Putin summit: A look back at when the US purchased Alaska from Russia
Before President Donald Trump sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a highly-anticipated summit in Alaska to discuss Moscow's war on Ukraine, experts emphasize the historical significance of this meeting location, specifically how the United States purchased the land from Russia back in 1867.
Al Jazeera on MSN2h
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 ...
The former deputy commander of NORAD's Alaska Region described the situation to Newsweek as 'an interesting irony.' ...
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 MSN23h
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 ...
The presence of Russian and Chinese navies near Alaska comes as China sent five research vessels to Arctic waters around the ...
It will mark the first time the two leaders will meet in person since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Here’s how their other meetings went.
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