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Russian politicians hail Alaska summit as victory for Moscow

In the early hours of Saturday morning following a summit in Alaska between the leaders of Russia and the United States, ...

Why Did Russia Sell Alaska? The History of Russia’s Ties to the U.S. State

The meeting between President Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is taking place in a region rich with significance for ...

Putin got his ‘biggest gift’ before setting foot in Alaska, Russian politician says

Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza predicts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next move after his summit with ...

Russia's Lavrov discusses Alaska summit outcome with Turkish, Hungarian counterparts

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian ...
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Alaska for $7 million: Why and how Russia sold its largest overseas peninsula

Seward’s Folly” — that’s what many Americans called the now gold-rich state on the distant northern edge of the continent for years. In 1868, they purchased it from the Russians for just $7.2 million ...

Unfinished Alaska talks, US-Russia ties: Beyond oil tariff against India

The Modi government will hope that Washington and Moscow will arrive at a final agreement on how to deal with Ukraine and ...

Alaska’s Russian Orthodox Faithful Pray for Peace

ANCHORAGE—Dozens of Russian Orthodox faithful joined in prayer ahead of Friday’s summit between President Trump and Vladimir ...

Trump defends Putin summit against media 'major defeat' claims

Trump rejected any suggestion that holding the summit on U.S. soil represented a defeat. "The Fake News has been saying for 3 days that I suffered a "major defeat" b ...