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A prominent Russian politician has threatened to use force to take back Alaska from the United States.
Alaska was formerly a Russian territory; the U.S. purchased it in 1867.
Russia’s military, exposed as weak in Ukraine, could never hope to successfully capture Alaska.
A prominent ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and member of Russia’s legislature threatened last week to invade Alaska and reclaim the former Russian territory. Vyacheslav Volodin said Russia could “take back” Alaska, the same language Moscow used to describe its invasion of Ukraine. Despite the bluster and Russia’s proximity to Alaska, Volodin’s threat is an utter fantasy, the incompetence of the Russian armed forces laid bare by the war in Ukraine.
Putin's golden cockerel Volodin tried to intimidate the United States by threatening a "special operation" in Alaska. pic.twitter.com/UZIWpEYOPn
Volodin, the head of the lower house of Russia’s Duma, or state legislature, made the threat on Wednesday. “Let America always remember there’s a piece of territory, Alaska. When they try to manage our resources abroad, let them think before they act that we, too, have something to take back,” Volodin said during the most recent session of the Russian parliament, according to The Moscow Times. Volodin was referring to Russian assets overseas that the U.S. and other Western countries have either frozen or seized in response to the invasion of Ukraine. A billboard in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia .
Russian explorers “discovered” Alaska in the 1600s as part of Moscow’s great eastern expansion. Russian settlers, mostly fur traders, were active in Alaska and as far south as Fort Ross, California. In 1867, the Russian government sold Alaska to the U.S. for the princely sum of $7.2 million. Originally derided as “Seward’s Folly” after the Secretary of State that negotiated the deal, the purchase was likely the best real estate deal in history. Russian influence on the West Coast waned after the purchase and gradually retreated to the Bering Strait. Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959, making it the 49th state to join the Union.
But could Russia really seize Alaska? The answer is a resounding no.
In recent years, Russia has made a big deal out of boosting its arctic forces, fortifying a chain of military bases north of the Arctic Circle. This includes expanded military facilities at Wrangel Island, just 300 miles from Alaska, newly-armed icebreakers with anti-ship missiles, the production of specialized arctic-capable air defense systems, and allotting part of its massive tank fleet to arctic operations.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-politicians-want-back-alaska-164300954.html
A prominent Russian politician has threatened to use force to take back Alaska from the United States.
Alaska was formerly a Russian territory; the U.S. purchased it in 1867.
Russia’s military, exposed as weak in Ukraine, could never hope to successfully capture Alaska.
A prominent ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and member of Russia’s legislature threatened last week to invade Alaska and reclaim the former Russian territory. Vyacheslav Volodin said Russia could “take back” Alaska, the same language Moscow used to describe its invasion of Ukraine. Despite the bluster and Russia’s proximity to Alaska, Volodin’s threat is an utter fantasy, the incompetence of the Russian armed forces laid bare by the war in Ukraine.
Putin's golden cockerel Volodin tried to intimidate the United States by threatening a "special operation" in Alaska. pic.twitter.com/UZIWpEYOPnVolodin, the head of the lower house of Russia’s Duma, or state legislature, made the threat on Wednesday. “Let America always remember there’s a piece of territory, Alaska. When they try to manage our resources abroad, let them think before they act that we, too, have something to take back,” Volodin said during the most recent session of the Russian parliament, according to The Moscow Times. Volodin was referring to Russian assets overseas that the U.S. and other Western countries have either frozen or seized in response to the invasion of Ukraine. A billboard in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia .
Russian explorers “discovered” Alaska in the 1600s as part of Moscow’s great eastern expansion. Russian settlers, mostly fur traders, were active in Alaska and as far south as Fort Ross, California. In 1867, the Russian government sold Alaska to the U.S. for the princely sum of $7.2 million. Originally derided as “Seward’s Folly” after the Secretary of State that negotiated the deal, the purchase was likely the best real estate deal in history. Russian influence on the West Coast waned after the purchase and gradually retreated to the Bering Strait. Alaska achieved statehood on January 3, 1959, making it the 49th state to join the Union.
But could Russia really seize Alaska? The answer is a resounding no.
In recent years, Russia has made a big deal out of boosting its arctic forces, fortifying a chain of military bases north of the Arctic Circle. This includes expanded military facilities at Wrangel Island, just 300 miles from Alaska, newly-armed icebreakers with anti-ship missiles, the production of specialized arctic-capable air defense systems, and allotting part of its massive tank fleet to arctic operations.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-politicians-want-back-alaska-164300954.html