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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. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.

USA TODAY on MSN · 23h

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

Alaska and Crimea remain linked in some ways today, both viewed by some nationalists as historic Russian regions lost by weak leaders – Yeltsin, the first president of independent Russia, is reviled for recognizing Crimea as part of Ukraine after the USSR collapsed.

The Economic Times on MSN · 14h

Trump Putin Alaska Summit: Why Russian Empire sold Alaska to United States?

Trump Putin Alaska Summit has drawn global attention, bringing back discussions on the historic 1867 Alaska Purchase. This explainer talks about why the Russian Empire sold Alaska to the United States,

Trump, Russia and Ukraine

The Morning Call · 47m

Trump says no agreement on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine as Putin says there was an ‘understanding’

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting on Friday — despite Putin saying they had come to “an understanding” — as the two leaders offered scant details on what was discussed while heaping praise on each other.

The Financial Times · 1h

Russia, Ukraine and Europe are all trying to manipulate Trump

Before the Anchorage summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the biggest fear for Ukraine was that the American and Russian presidents would emerge brandishing a “peace agreement”. Trump’s pre-summit talk of “land swaps” suggested that America might agree to Ukraine permanently ceding territory to Russia against the backdrop of a resumption of US-Russian business ties.

Wall Street Journal · 9h

Trump Advises Ukraine to Make a Deal Because ‘Russia Is a Very Big Power, and They’re Not’

President Trump offered advice to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after meeting Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska. “Make a deal,” Trump said Friday on Fox News after the summit. "Russia is a very big power,

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Trump-Putin summit in Alaska holds a 'historical significance,' experts say

Before Trump and Putin hold a highly-anticipated summit in Alaska to discuss Moscow’s war on Ukraine, experts emphasize the ...

Why is Trump-Putin meeting being held in Alaska? It's the 'most strategic place.'

Trump has visited Alaska several times as president, pushed for expanded oil, gas and mining permits there, and even got ...

Al Jazeera on MSN1d

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. On March 30, 1867, Washington agreed to buy Alaska from Russia for ...

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Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska: Why did Russia sell the territory to United States in 1867? Explained

As Trump and Putin gear up for their Alaska summit, the stage is set for what could be a fresh chapter in US-Russia relations ...

Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine is latest chapter in Alaska’s long history — and tension — with Russia

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter ...

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After Alaska Summit, Europeans Worry Trump Will Pressure Ukraine

The problem is that they have no strategy of their own for ending the Ukraine war, other than hoping to contain Russia over ...

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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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Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska is a reminder that the 49th state was once a Russian territory

An Alaskan former politician and Native rights activist explains how Alaska came to be American – and what that meant for the ...

Ukrainska Pravda on MSN2d

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 ...

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