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The War Monitor
@warmonitor.net

When we joked that Trump would consider giving Alaska back to Russia, we didn't think he'd actually do it.

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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steve jlord
@lordboise.bsky.social

Trump is helping finance Russia's Second Crimean War - let's hope for results the same as the first: : disarmament of the Black Sea and Russia loses Crimea More irony: In 1867, Seward made the Alaska Purchase to pay the debt Tsar Nicholas incurred fighting the first Crimean War (1853-1856).