Russian TV Covets Alaska: 'Given Away Cheaply'
Russian state television discussed President-elect Donald Trump's call for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, suggesting Moscow should also increase its territorial ambitions, including Alaska which was ...
Russian Propagandist Behind Alaska Secession Calls Goes Into Coma
Russian state TV host Tigran Keosayan is in a coma after experiencing "clinical death," according to his wife, Margarita Simonyan.
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Alaska: A JACKPOT full of oil and gold, here’s how US bought it from Russia
In 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for just USD 7.2 million! But did you know this wasn’t just a simple deal? It’s a story of politics, power struggles, and a nation’s ambitions.
Former champion Russian figure skaters were onboard passenger jet that collided with Army helicopter, Kremlin says
Russian figure skaters as well as other Russian nationals were on the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army ...
Northern highlights: Alaska's energy, security policies are the guide feds need amid transition, group says
Future 49, with proponents from civilian pilots to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, is primed to launch to promote Alaskan issues and its ...
The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before. Here’s how those past attempts went.
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
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On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
Before Alaska became an American state, Russia invaded and subjugated its people for fur trading Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent America’s largest state—encompassing mountains, coasts ...
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Setting the Stage: An Overview of Chinese and Russian Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific
In late September, a US HC-103J Super Hercules spotted four foreign vessels operating about 440 miles southwest of St.
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Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary of the sale in 2017, we asked William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, a visiting professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage ...