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• kibwen 3y ago
  Putin's saber-rattling over Alaska has been going on for far longer than merely this year: https://alaskapublic.org/2022/07/06/putins-aide-threatens-to-claim-back-alaska-in-response-to-us-sanctions/ https://alaskapublic.org/2022/07/06/putins-aide-threatens-to... In another blustery warning to the U.S., Vyacheslav Volodin, a longtime Putin aide who serves as the speaker of the lower house of parliament, warned Wednesday that Washington should remember that Alaska was part of Russia when it freezes Russian assets. Russia colonized Alaska and established several settlements there until the U.S. purchased it from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million. “When they attempt to appropriate our assets abroad, they should be aware that we also have something to claim back,” Volodin said during a meeting with lawmakers.
  • pydry 3y ago
    Volodin is not Putin. There are plenty of politicians in Russia who say crazy stuff just like there are politicians in the US who want to invade Mexico.