Alaska

Putin envoy says U.S., Russia will build Chukotka–Alaska tunnel

Kirill Dmitriev, a special envoy of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said on June 5, that Russia and the United States will sign an agreement to begin designing a tunnel between Chukotka and Alaska.

5 June, 02:23 AM

USA scrambles F-35s to intercept Russian military aircraft near Alaska

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled fighter jets in response to the detection of Russian Tu-142 military aircraft near the state of Alaska, the agency wrote on March 4.

6 March, 09:15 AM

Russia manipulates Alaska summit outcomes to mask unwillingness to compromise – ISW

Russia is trying to exploit the lack of clarity over the outcome of the U.S.–Russia summit in Alaska to mask the Kremlin’s continued unwillingness to compromise and its commitment to maximalist demands, the Institute for the Study of War said in its assessment on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 11:36 AM

Dmitriev offers 'Putin–Trump tunnel' idea to Musk

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, appealed to Elon Musk with the idea of building a tunnel from Russia to Alaska across the Bering Strait in his post on X, published on Oct. 16.

17 October 2025, 12:01 PM

Russian bombers and fighter jets detected near Alaska air defense zone

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected two Russian Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets near Alaska on Sept. 24, the command’s press office reported.

25 September 2025, 04:17 PM

Moscow no longer demands full control of four occupied Ukrainian oblasts

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Russia has allegedly abandoned plans to seize full control of four Ukrainian oblasts it has partly occupied since the start of its invasion, according to an interview with TGRT Haber TV on Aug. 29.

29 August 2025, 10:38 AM

U.S. and Russia explored potential energy deals during Ukraine peace talks

U.S. and Russian officials discussed a series of energy deals on the sidelines of Ukraine peace talks in August, Reuters reported, citing five people familiar with the matter on Aug. 26.

26 August 2025, 03:47 PM

‘I deeply regret it’: U.S. Orthodox archbishop apologizes for meeting with Putin in Alaska

Archbishop of Sitka and Alaska Alexei, a senior cleric of the Orthodox Church in America, apologized for meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during his Aug. 15 visit to Alaska, according to a statement published on the Church’s official website on Aug. 22.

23 August 2025, 08:35 PM

Putin called Erdoğan to discuss Ukraine peace talks – Kremlin

Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss the situation around Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 04:18 PM

White House meeting with Trump: Full list of European leaders joining Zelenskyy in Washington revealed

German, Italian, Finnish, French, and British leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a high-level meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 18.

17 August 2025, 10:27 PM

Putin seen as summit winner, German politicians assert after Alaska meeting

After U.S. President Donald Trump met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Alaska, several German politicians said they believe Putin emerged as the winner of the summit, DW reported on Aug. 16.

16 August 2025, 07:55 PM

Alaska for $7 million: Why and how Russia sold its largest overseas peninsula

More than 150 years ago, the Russian Empire sold Alaska out of fear it might lose the territory in a future war with Great Britain. The buyer was the United States.

16 August 2025, 07:05 PM

Ukrainian tennis legend serving in army criticizes Trump-Putin meeting

Former world No. 13 tennis player Oleksandr Dolhopolov, now serving in Ukraine’s armed forces, commented on U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin on Aug. 16.

16 August 2025, 06:19 PM

Trump holds extended call with Zelenskyy and European leaders after Alaska summit with Putin

Following his meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump held a lengthy phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Dmytro Lytvyn told NV on Aug. 16.

16 August 2025, 01:51 PM

Trump–Putin summit produces no breakthroughs

After more than three hours of bilateral talks in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin did not agree on a ceasefire in the Russo–Ukrainian war, based on their joint press briefing on Aug. 15. The leaders took no questions from journalists.

16 August 2025, 02:30 AM

Putin’s arrival in Alaska shadowed by B-2 bomber flyover—video

President Donald Trump arranged for a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and other U.S. warplanes to fly over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage just as Russian dictator Vladimir Putin landed there, The New York Times reported on Aug. 15.

16 August 2025, 01:36 AM

Trump, Putin, and their aides begin Alaska talks

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin have started their bilateral talks in Anchorage, Alaska, each accompanied by two senior officials.

15 August 2025, 11:53 PM

Ambassador Brink blasts Trump’s rudderless approach to Russia

Lacking any strategy on how to deal with Russia, the United States made a concession to Moscow with the Alaska summit without gaining anything in return, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 08:27 PM

Russian media attending Alaska summit forced to sleep on stadium cots

Russian state media reporters attending the U.S.-Russia summit between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Anchorage were housed in a stadium with cots separated only by curtains instead of proper beds on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 03:45 PM

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov wears 'USSR' sweatshirt in Alaska

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Alaska, wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with “USSR,” the We Ukraine TV channel reported on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 12:38 PM

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