Is Vladimir Putin seeking to regain Alaska?

Last week, Vladimir Putin signed a decree aimed at returning the US state of Alaska to Russia.

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This provocation comes at a time when the Russian army is attacking across the entire front line in Ukraine.

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🔸A decree signed by Vladimir Putin last week discusses preserving Russia's “historical assets,” including those located outside the country's current borders.

According to observers, the text raises controversy again. pic.twitter.com/aSN20AvfTO

— (Little) Think Tank (@L_ThinkTank) January 22, 2024

The Russian President describes the sale of Alaska as illegal, according to information from the media Geo.fr.

“The decree requires the Russian administration Dedicated The search begins for all “properties of the Russian Federation, the former Russian Empire, and the former Soviet Union.” This could certainly apply to the occupied territories of Ukraine, and Crimea for example, but it seems that the mention of the “Russian Empire” can only refer to Alaska, the only territory to leave the Russian fold at the time, by bargain. », translated by French media.

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Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev commented on the news on the social media network “X”.

“According to representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia will not receive Alaska, which was sold to the United States on the 19th^H Century,” he wrote.

According to a Foreign Ministry representative, Russia will not regain Alaska, which was sold to the United States in the 19th century.

That's it then. We were waiting for it to be returned any day. Now war is inevitable 😂

– Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevrussiaE) January 22, 2024

“Enough. We were waiting for the region to return in the coming days. He added with a laughing emoji: “Now war has become inevitable.”

This rhetoric aimed at reclaiming Alaska from American control has been spreading in Russia for several years. Already in 2022, a poster declaring “Alaska is ours” could be seen in Russia.

The northwesternmost territory of America was sold to the United States in 1867 for the anachronistic sum of $7.2 million, becoming the 49th District.^H State of the American Union.

However, some may forget that Alaska is only a few kilometers away from Russia. The two countries can join even when the Bering Strait freezes over during the cold season.