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Apr 9, 2024 · The U.S. does not have the right to make such ... R-Alaska, said the Russian objection is puzzling because the claims made in December by the U.S. State Department did not overlap any territory ...
6 days ago · The territory now known as Alaska was colonized by Russia prior to its purchase by the United States in 1867, for the modern equivalent of around $152 million.
5 days ago · It’s not the first time Russia has threatened to take over US states and other countries – in 2022, a senior parliamentarian, Vyacheslav Volodin, threatened that Russia could take Alaska back ...
Apr 11, 2024 · The U.S. claims in the Arctic add to a series of claims made by other Arctic nations that date back several years. Russia's claims, as amended in 2021, extend from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western-Hemisphere side of the North Pole, based on its interpretation of the continental shelf.
5 days ago · It’s not the first time Russia has threatened to take over US states and other countries – in 2022, a senior parliamentarian, Vyacheslav Volodin, threatened that Russia could take Alaska back ...
Apr 9, 2024 · In 1867 Seward quickly took up the renewed Russian offer and agreed to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million. The Senate approved the treaty on April 9; President Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) signed the treaty on May 28; and Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867. Some opponents labeled the purchase “Seward’s ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Nobody Actually Knows What Russia Does Next. The West’s warnings about Vladimir Putin’s future plans are getting louder—but not any more convincing. By Stephen M. Walt, a columnist at ...
