Sergey Mironov Sparks Controversy with Bold Proposal to Reclaim Alaska, Echoing Historical Claims and Raising Geopolitical Tensions

Sergey Mironov Sparks Controversy with Bold Proposal to Reclaim Alaska, Echoing Historical Claims and Raising Geopolitical Tensions

Alaska, the largest state in the U.S. and situated west of Canada, became the 49th state in the union in January 1959. Russian lawmaker Sergey Mironov, a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin, sparked controversy on Wednesday by proposing that Moscow should consider reclaiming Alaska from the United States The Russian Empire had previously attempted … Read more