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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.
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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, the US state that will host the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on Friday, is a source of imperial ...
Vladimir Putin will be the first Russian president to set foot on the territory, sold to Washington in 1867, on Friday. The ...
The former deputy commander of NORAD's Alaska Region described the situation to Newsweek as 'an interesting irony.' ...
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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 ...
The United States and Western diplomats failed to bring Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers together Wednesday for face-to-face talks on the confrontation in Crimea, even as U.S.
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