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Jul 8, 2022 · Russian officials have recently made statements threatening to reclaim Alaska, which the U.S. bought from Russia in 1867, but it's possible President Vladimir Putin isn't interested. In...
Mar 19, 2022 · In late February 2022, headlines started appearing that indicated a Russian official had demanded that the state of Alaska be returned to Russia, as "reparations" for the economic damage...
Dec 9, 2023 · A Russian lawmaker and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on Wednesday that Moscow should consider an attempt to retake Alaska from the United States.
Jul 6, 2022 · MOSCOW (AP) — A top Kremlin official warned the U.S. Wednesday that it could face the “wrath of God” if it pursues efforts to help establish an international tribunal to investigate Russia’s...
Jul 7, 2022 · A Russian official this week threatened the US over the freezing of Russian assets, urging it to remember that Alaska was once part of Russia's territory.
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Mar 29, 2017 · Challenges emerge. But maintaining these settlements wasn’t easy. Russians in Alaska – who numbered no more than 800 at their peak – faced the reality of being half a globe away from St....
The Alaska Purchase saw the Russian Empire transfer Alaska to the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $129 million in 2023). On May 15 of that year, the United States Senate ratified a bilateral treaty that had been signed on March 30, and American sovereignty became legally effective across the territory on October 18.
