After the meeting with Donny Vlad had to return to Russia and face some nationalist blowback….they want Alaska returned to the motherland and may be will to take it by force if necessary…..
America’s purchase of Alaska in 1867 was a bizarre land deal between two countries. It was either hated or ridiculed across most of the world. But now, Russian nationalists want their long-lost icebox.
Yes, really. Russian nationalists are saying that Putin should come home from his Alaska visit with a very imperial present for the Russian people. They either claim the land of Alaska was leased, not sold, or that a Russian diplomat bribed American lawmakers, or that the Russian Tsar didn’t follow the law of the sale, or some other excuse.
We can’t wait to see how the Alaska population, which is now over 50 percent made up of Americans descended from Western Europe, would react to suddenly becoming Russian. Surely all those bear hunters who are accustomed to their right to bear arms would happily become constituents of the Russian bear and would welcome Russian Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” bombers on their airfields.
It’s rarely on Americans’ minds that Russia used to have an impressive empire, mostly because Russia has been a totalitarian bogeyman or a socialist joke for nearly all of living memory here in the States.
But Russia was a tsardom (which is like a kingdom, but you have to double-check the spelling) and then an empire for 370 years. At its peak before World War I, it had a population of over 160 million. The U.S. had about half that in 1910. The Russian Empire stretched from parts of modern Poland in the west to Alaska in the east, with its territory stretching south into modern-day China. It even controlled parts of what is today Japan, though it was already in retreat there, and it lost its possessions in Korea in a war with Japan in 1905.
Sorry about it but just had to throw some history in there for good measures.
So what do you think about this report?
Personally I think it makes good copy (for some) but has no chance of success.
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The sabre-rattling over Alaska won’t be helped by DT appearing to be so weak and ineffective at the talks. Russia is mounting a massive bluff on the outside world, ad it is working. People should remember that they have not been able to defeat Ukraine after 3 years, and have suffered an estimated 1,000,000 casualties since 2022. They are so short of manpower they are using mercenaries, and have imported soldiers from the DPRK.
Best wishes, Pete.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/jun/22/one-million-and-counting-russian-casualties-hit-milestone-in-ukraine-war
I did not know how many but figured it was a large number….and that is why I say if he has designs on other countries it will be awhile until he can rebuild. chuq
Anything to grab the reading audience …
If you mean me then yep…..I like news that is not readily reported. chuq
The Alaska Purchase was a legitimate sale: In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. The transaction was a formal treaty of cession, not a lease, and it was ratified by the U.S. Senate. The Russian Empire willingly sold the territory due to financial difficulties and the strategic challenge of defending it from Great Britain. The official Russian government has never disputed this historical sale.
Nationalist rhetoric is not official policy: The idea of reclaiming Alaska is a recurring theme among some Russian nationalists and in state-aligned media, as a form of revanchist rhetoric. However, this is not an official foreign policy goal of the Russian government and does not reflect a serious intent to seize the territory.
U.S. defense capabilities: Alaska is a heavily militarized U.S. state, serving as a critical hub for American national defense. Its strategic location at the crossroads of North America and Asia makes it a vital military asset. Any military action against Alaska would be an act of war against the United States.
Exactly right just wanted to show that other country have dumbasses as well as the US chuq