Come it think of it, it was only after WW2 that the American collective memory forgot that British were the real enemy. Even FDR was staunchly against the British bankers (and it can be argued that a lot of actions that looks like socialism today was aimed at circumventing the austerity imposed by the bankers).
And yeah a Berign high speed rail would be awesome. if Russkis and Americans can become brothers again, the world would be a better place.
I read an article a long time ago about President McKinley’s desire to connect trade through rail from USA through 🇨🇦 up to Alaska and across the Bering Strait to mainland Russia in 1900. I can’t find the article but maybe that is why he was assassinated.
The Diomede Islands cut that distance in half. I’ve taken Shinkansen 🚅 connecting Kyushu to Honshu Island a dozen times in my lifetime shows that tunnels under the ocean are successful. The depth of the ocean in Japan is between the islands is 120 ft. Between Alaska and Russia at the closest point, it is 206 ft so it is very feasible
And Russia had come to aid USA all the way back since 1776. ANd USA sent troops to Vladiwostock to counter the JEW Red revolution. For 2 years, a Peoples Republic was there with the same Constitution as the USA had.
lol, if I wanted to hear that I would open my browser and aim at some mainstream news. If you are here, I am assuming you want to dig under the surface. Otherwise, you are wasting your time.
The choice of America’s northern frontier is as much about politics as it is about geography
The choice of Alaska as the venue for the August 15, 2025, bilateral summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin carries a rare blend of symbolism. It reaches deep into the past, reflects the current geopolitical balance, and hints at the contours of future US–Russia relations.
From the standpoint of historical memory, there is hardly another place in the United States that so clearly embodies the spirit of neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation lost during the Cold War. From 1737 until 1867, this vast, sparsely populated land was known as Russian America – a semi-exclave of the Russian Empire, separated from its Eurasian heartland yet sharing a border with another state.
Tsar Alexander II’s decision to sell Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million was one of the most debated diplomatic transactions of the 19th century. In St. Petersburg, it was clear: if left unattended, Alaska would likely fall into the hands of Russia’s main rival at the time – the British Empire. Handing it over to Washington was not an act of weakness, but a calculated investment in future relations with a nation whose Pacific ambitions did not yet collide with Russia’s.
In the 20th century, this symbolic connection gained new meaning. During World War II, the city of Fairbanks – with a population of just thirty thousand – became a major hub in the Lend-Lease program, a massive US military aid effort that supplied the Soviet Union with aircraft, equipment, and materials. Alaska’s airfields served as a key route for delivering American planes to the Eastern Front.
Even today, Alaska remains the “most Russian” of US states: home to Old Believers – descendants of 19th-century settlers seeking religious freedom – with functioning Orthodox churches and place names like Nikolaevsk, Voznesensk, and Upper and Lower Russian Lakes, linked by the Russian River.
But the choice of Alaska is more than a nod to history; it is also a political calculation. Trump clearly has no intention of sharing the spotlight with intermediaries such as Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Türkiye, or Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and one of the most influential figures in Middle Eastern politics. Both men have played high-profile roles as international brokers, but their involvement would inevitably shift the tone and priorities of the summit.
The choice of Alaska as the venue for the August 15, 2025, bilateral summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin carries a rare blend of symbolism. It reaches deep into the past, reflects the current geopolitical balance, and hints at the contours of future US–Russia relations.
From the standpoint of historical memory, there is hardly another place in the United States that so clearly embodies the spirit of neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation lost during the Cold War. From 1737 until 1867, this vast, sparsely populated land was known as Russian America – a semi-exclave of the Russian Empire, separated from its Eurasian heartland yet sharing a border with another state.
Tsar Alexander II’s decision to sell Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million was one of the most debated diplomatic transactions of the 19th century. In St. Petersburg, it was clear: if left unattended, Alaska would likely fall into the hands of Russia’s main rival at the time – the British Empire. Handing it over to Washington was not an act of weakness, but a calculated investment in future relations with a nation whose Pacific ambitions did not yet collide with Russia’s.
In the 20th century, this symbolic connection gained new meaning. During World War II, the city of Fairbanks – with a population of just thirty thousand – became a major hub in the Lend-Lease program, a massive US military aid effort that supplied the Soviet Union with aircraft, equipment, and materials. Alaska’s airfields served as a key route for delivering American planes to the Eastern Front.
Even today, Alaska remains the “most Russian” of US states: home to Old Believers – descendants of 19th-century settlers seeking religious freedom – with functioning Orthodox churches and place names like Nikolaevsk, Voznesensk, and Upper and Lower Russian Lakes, linked by the Russian River.
But the choice of Alaska is more than a nod to history; it is also a political calculation. Trump clearly has no intention of sharing the spotlight with intermediaries such as Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Türkiye, or Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and one of the most influential figures in Middle Eastern politics. Both men have played high-profile roles as international brokers, but their involvement would inevitably shift the tone and priorities of the summit.
I was under the impression that Russia blockaded Charleston and thereby helped the Union Army in the Civil War. Since writing them a check and a thank you note wasn't politic, the 7 million was given to Russia for Alaska, a not so valuable piece of land.
We have two RINO senators in Alaska, behind Lisa pants suit is Dan Sullivan and then there is Including Princess Murkowski of Alaska******Princess Murkowski, was handed the Alaska senator seat by King Frank Murkowski her daddy. The family has had the seat for over 40 years. Due to the election mail in ballots , rank voting and the cowardice republicans of Alaska she can do what ever the communist demands her to do.
Trump and Putin are intelligent Human MEN that KNOW they have the future of the World In their hands and are not going to act like lying politicians. Respect for the 'enemy' is how wars are avoided.
Zelenskyy is the wild card in all of this. He certainly, in my opinion, does not want peace. And he stated he will not give up land to Russia. Our president, DJT, will figure this out. Zelenskyy could be out of running the show in Ukraine-all he wants is money from the US to fund the laundromat. Both Putin and Trump know this. We will see how it turns out!
Because Zelenskyy is making a lot of money from this war, or seems to be. And every chance he gets he is/was before congress wanting more. Until Trump shut him down.
I did get on it through VPN. Without one I was getting an SSL error, a generic one that meant nothing really. Same machine, same browser just a different IP address.
Pretty underhanded of them to hijack the SSL platform to do it:
Secure Connection Failed
An error occurred during a connection to www.rt.com. SSL peer rejected a handshake message for unacceptable content.
Error code: SSL_ERROR_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER_ALERT
The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
Please contact the web site owners to inform them of this problem.
It's true though; there was a specific UK law passed to ban access to RT and Sputnik News. Easy to workaround even without a VPN but shows how our government's minds work.
If they're ever were to be even a single nuclear missile fired, the safest place for the Russian and American president to be would be with each other. This is the best way I could think of for both parties to be assured of complete cooperation during such a provocative And consequential move.
I'm not saying that's what's going to happen. But if either the USA or Russia were to use nuclear missiles, the safest scenario for each country would be for those two men to be in the same place at the same time for purposes of assured trust.
So, with the northern route potential growth and use as a transport corridor, and the need to expand the Trans-Siberian, and the plans for a rail-tunnel between Russia and the US, it would totally change the logistics dynamics.
On top, the joint investment-projects are waiting in the room.
The timing is quite interesting.
The location: a very sympathetic gesture, but perhaps also the one most viable.
Trump the Master Negotiator using the power of persuasion...Alaska is irresistible proof that Russia CAN cede territory, and far more than what's being proposed now
'It's not like Russia won't still be the biggest country on earth, Vlad, which we know is the most important thing; plus as a side bonus you end the wasting money and the death, but these are minor details.'
When Russia sold Alaska to America, they were good times when Russia hadn't been demonized and Americans knew who their friends were.
And also their enemies, which were on the other side of the Atlantic. Alaska is way closer to Russia than the Brits are ffrom Russia.
Didn't we see plans for high-speed rail accross the Bering Strati, expanding into the rest of the Americas? Or was that a fever-dream?
Come it think of it, it was only after WW2 that the American collective memory forgot that British were the real enemy. Even FDR was staunchly against the British bankers (and it can be argued that a lot of actions that looks like socialism today was aimed at circumventing the austerity imposed by the bankers).
And yeah a Berign high speed rail would be awesome. if Russkis and Americans can become brothers again, the world would be a better place.
British/Rothschild Bankers & the City of London
Yeah, for some reason we sided with the British in WWI, though it was up for debate until we actually entered the war.
I read an article a long time ago about President McKinley’s desire to connect trade through rail from USA through 🇨🇦 up to Alaska and across the Bering Strait to mainland Russia in 1900. I can’t find the article but maybe that is why he was assassinated.
Maybe Mount McKinley even had something to do with it.
It’s hard to look at these things they’ve epitaphed as anything but military wins these days.
Trump changing it back would also have significance.
McKinley was also BIG on Tariffs...
If we all worked together, we could build a global road/rail network to connect all nations overland.
There's no way in hell a bridge would work across that body of water, have you ever been there?
52 miles of tunnel to connect Alaska to Russia
52 miles through the roughest water filled with huge ice chunks and tides. There's no way.
The Diomede Islands cut that distance in half. I’ve taken Shinkansen 🚅 connecting Kyushu to Honshu Island a dozen times in my lifetime shows that tunnels under the ocean are successful. The depth of the ocean in Japan is between the islands is 120 ft. Between Alaska and Russia at the closest point, it is 206 ft so it is very feasible
The ocean between alaska and russia vs japan is insanely different.
Or a tunnel under it, watch for Elon's Boring Company to make a move....
The bridges between the Diomede islands
Why would anyone care????
And Russia had come to aid USA all the way back since 1776. ANd USA sent troops to Vladiwostock to counter the JEW Red revolution. For 2 years, a Peoples Republic was there with the same Constitution as the USA had.
lol, if I wanted to hear that I would open my browser and aim at some mainstream news. If you are here, I am assuming you want to dig under the surface. Otherwise, you are wasting your time.
u/#glowie
If you claim this, the onus is on you to prove it.
Ok, now do China.
Joined 10 days ago.
Ratioed on every comment.
What about GAW made you think this was a place you should post?
How about a simple explanation.
Alaska is about as close to neutral ground as they could find on this planet.
Both sides could get there being protected in their own air space.
Assuming they take a big loop avoiding the Salish Sea/Puget Sound Washington, because weird missle like diddies shot at AF1 before.
Yes, Indeed, I think it is very strategic - By the looks of that article, the Russians respect the deep historical connection.
USA and Russia do share a border after all and Alaska is it.
The choice of America’s northern frontier is as much about politics as it is about geography
The choice of Alaska as the venue for the August 15, 2025, bilateral summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin carries a rare blend of symbolism. It reaches deep into the past, reflects the current geopolitical balance, and hints at the contours of future US–Russia relations.
From the standpoint of historical memory, there is hardly another place in the United States that so clearly embodies the spirit of neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation lost during the Cold War. From 1737 until 1867, this vast, sparsely populated land was known as Russian America – a semi-exclave of the Russian Empire, separated from its Eurasian heartland yet sharing a border with another state.
Tsar Alexander II’s decision to sell Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million was one of the most debated diplomatic transactions of the 19th century. In St. Petersburg, it was clear: if left unattended, Alaska would likely fall into the hands of Russia’s main rival at the time – the British Empire. Handing it over to Washington was not an act of weakness, but a calculated investment in future relations with a nation whose Pacific ambitions did not yet collide with Russia’s.
In the 20th century, this symbolic connection gained new meaning. During World War II, the city of Fairbanks – with a population of just thirty thousand – became a major hub in the Lend-Lease program, a massive US military aid effort that supplied the Soviet Union with aircraft, equipment, and materials. Alaska’s airfields served as a key route for delivering American planes to the Eastern Front.
Even today, Alaska remains the “most Russian” of US states: home to Old Believers – descendants of 19th-century settlers seeking religious freedom – with functioning Orthodox churches and place names like Nikolaevsk, Voznesensk, and Upper and Lower Russian Lakes, linked by the Russian River.
But the choice of Alaska is more than a nod to history; it is also a political calculation. Trump clearly has no intention of sharing the spotlight with intermediaries such as Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Türkiye, or Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and one of the most influential figures in Middle Eastern politics. Both men have played high-profile roles as international brokers, but their involvement would inevitably shift the tone and priorities of the summit.
The choice of Alaska as the venue for the August 15, 2025, bilateral summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin carries a rare blend of symbolism. It reaches deep into the past, reflects the current geopolitical balance, and hints at the contours of future US–Russia relations.
From the standpoint of historical memory, there is hardly another place in the United States that so clearly embodies the spirit of neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation lost during the Cold War. From 1737 until 1867, this vast, sparsely populated land was known as Russian America – a semi-exclave of the Russian Empire, separated from its Eurasian heartland yet sharing a border with another state.
Tsar Alexander II’s decision to sell Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million was one of the most debated diplomatic transactions of the 19th century. In St. Petersburg, it was clear: if left unattended, Alaska would likely fall into the hands of Russia’s main rival at the time – the British Empire. Handing it over to Washington was not an act of weakness, but a calculated investment in future relations with a nation whose Pacific ambitions did not yet collide with Russia’s.
In the 20th century, this symbolic connection gained new meaning. During World War II, the city of Fairbanks – with a population of just thirty thousand – became a major hub in the Lend-Lease program, a massive US military aid effort that supplied the Soviet Union with aircraft, equipment, and materials. Alaska’s airfields served as a key route for delivering American planes to the Eastern Front.
Even today, Alaska remains the “most Russian” of US states: home to Old Believers – descendants of 19th-century settlers seeking religious freedom – with functioning Orthodox churches and place names like Nikolaevsk, Voznesensk, and Upper and Lower Russian Lakes, linked by the Russian River.
But the choice of Alaska is more than a nod to history; it is also a political calculation. Trump clearly has no intention of sharing the spotlight with intermediaries such as Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Türkiye, or Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and one of the most influential figures in Middle Eastern politics. Both men have played high-profile roles as international brokers, but their involvement would inevitably shift the tone and priorities of the summit.
The Louisiana Purchase may have also been motivated by Napoleon's desire to keep it out of the clutches of Britain.
...and he needed money to conquer Europe including Russia. Maybe he believed he would take it back by conquest later. jmo
Fair banks you say?
River banks .... no doubt. The other banks are neither fair in play or sight to behold. They are wasteful and ugly.
I was under the impression that Russia blockaded Charleston and thereby helped the Union Army in the Civil War. Since writing them a check and a thank you note wasn't politic, the 7 million was given to Russia for Alaska, a not so valuable piece of land.
7 million was not a small chunk of change at the time.
Probably close to 1.4 billion now. Alaska is obviously worth far more than that now, but it’s still a decent chunk of money.
It was never a small chunk of change - that's what got it nicknamed "Seward's Folly" and being questioned as a purchase.
At the time it - pre gold rush and pre oil, it wasn't valuable property. So why did we buy it?
As a way to pay Russia for the aid in the Civil War in a way that kept that little secret off the books.
Now of course, it is very valuable in itself and the proud 49th state and Last Frontier. Go visit; it's a gem!
And dont forget the importance of Aug 15. Its a BIG day with lot of symbolism for both sides.
Go on…
Aug 15 1534 - Jesuit order officially starts with the first 7 founders taking their vows.
Aug 15 1914 - Panama canal opens
Aug 15 1945 - VJ day - end of world war.
Aug 15 1947 - British monarchy lost their jewel in the crown. Independence of India and Pakistan
Aug 15 1948 - Republic of Korea (South Korea) established
Aug 15 1960 - Congo gained inependance from France
Aug 15 1971 - Bahrain got independance from UK
Aug 15 1971 - Nixon end of gold standard and started the fiat petro dollar.
Aug 15 2021 - Biden's disasterous withdrawal from Afghanistan
As you can see, the common theme of Aug 15 seems to be "Independance"
Powell Quits in the 15th?
We can only hope.
What is he going to quilt? Oh wait, got my glasses on.
u/#kek
KCIII is set to make a speech that day - subject shrouded in secrecy
We have two RINO senators in Alaska, behind Lisa pants suit is Dan Sullivan and then there is Including Princess Murkowski of Alaska******Princess Murkowski, was handed the Alaska senator seat by King Frank Murkowski her daddy. The family has had the seat for over 40 years. Due to the election mail in ballots , rank voting and the cowardice republicans of Alaska she can do what ever the communist demands her to do.
I’m sure she’s prepping another of her family to take her seat once she dies while on the floor of the house at a ripe old age of 100.
It might be an appropriate time to refresh our memories of the Trump/Putin Summit of 2018 at Helsinki.
This Summit kicked off the execution of The Plan....
https://search.brave.com/search?q=trump+and+putin+at+helsinki&source=desktop
Pepe Farms remembers.
Indeed. The press was too vocal about it and tried to paint it in a bad light.
Also: Putin was too giddy, as if the two had hashed out a plan, yet a secret kept between the two. I've never seen him like that.
But, given his cool restraint in the Ukraine theater, I would not be surprised if they had already agreed on the outcome. The rest is optics.
Trump and Putin are intelligent Human MEN that KNOW they have the future of the World In their hands and are not going to act like lying politicians. Respect for the 'enemy' is how wars are avoided.
Zelenskyy is the wild card in all of this. He certainly, in my opinion, does not want peace. And he stated he will not give up land to Russia. Our president, DJT, will figure this out. Zelenskyy could be out of running the show in Ukraine-all he wants is money from the US to fund the laundromat. Both Putin and Trump know this. We will see how it turns out!
Because Zelenskyy is making a lot of money from this war, or seems to be. And every chance he gets he is/was before congress wanting more. Until Trump shut him down.
I need a VPN in the UK to read this, without it it won't load. Blatant censorship.
There is a Plan "B" ...
You will then be able to view the archived page: https://archive.ph/ssaU2
Noye: It may already have been archived so you just need to view it and not re-archive it.
I did get on it through VPN. Without one I was getting an SSL error, a generic one that meant nothing really. Same machine, same browser just a different IP address.
The UK has blocked RT so if you pretend to be somewhere else it should be OK.
Pretty underhanded of them to hijack the SSL platform to do it:
Secure Connection Failed
An error occurred during a connection to www.rt.com. SSL peer rejected a handshake message for unacceptable content.
Error code: SSL_ERROR_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER_ALERT
If you still aren't using a VPN, well........
It's true though; there was a specific UK law passed to ban access to RT and Sputnik News. Easy to workaround even without a VPN but shows how our government's minds work.
I didn't say I wasn't, I said I couldn't reach it without one. ;)
I see Alaska becoming a trade hub between the US and Russia.
If they're ever were to be even a single nuclear missile fired, the safest place for the Russian and American president to be would be with each other. This is the best way I could think of for both parties to be assured of complete cooperation during such a provocative And consequential move.
I'm not saying that's what's going to happen. But if either the USA or Russia were to use nuclear missiles, the safest scenario for each country would be for those two men to be in the same place at the same time for purposes of assured trust.
There is also an interesting Russian Domestic plan: to use the north flowing rivers in the logistics.
Just look at this map: https://images.birmiss.com/image/e0ea5c3270cb0eb0.jpg
and consider the rivers: LENA, Ob & Irtysh basin, and the Jennisei....
More on this:
So, with the northern route potential growth and use as a transport corridor, and the need to expand the Trans-Siberian, and the plans for a rail-tunnel between Russia and the US, it would totally change the logistics dynamics.
On top, the joint investment-projects are waiting in the room.
The timing is quite interesting.
The location: a very sympathetic gesture, but perhaps also the one most viable.
I agree. I have definitely seen a map.
Trump the Master Negotiator using the power of persuasion...Alaska is irresistible proof that Russia CAN cede territory, and far more than what's being proposed now
'It's not like Russia won't still be the biggest country on earth, Vlad, which we know is the most important thing; plus as a side bonus you end the wasting money and the death, but these are minor details.'
Thanks for posting this, Sadness. And why so sad? We are winning like crazy!!
How will things go if Trump has Putin arrested?
For what? Protecting it's people from a lunatic? Russia is NOT our enemy. It IS an enemy of the deep state.
You are one of the Krassensteins, arent ya?
u/#kek
Won't happen. Russia has historically been our friend and partner.
until 1945.
go to Reddit, you don't belong here heretic
Putin will not get arrested, it's more likely that Z will be, if he dares to show up.