Washington’s reaction to the recapture of Alaska from Russia
The US State Department emphasized that Alaska will remain in the hands of the US regarding the new order of President Putin to investigate Russian property and assets abroad. |
According to Fars News Agency International Group, the US State Department reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to sell the country’s former “property” and land abroad. from the territory of Russia for recapture, he rejected and stated that the state of Alaska will remain in the hands of the United States. It comes after Putin signed a new decree last week allocating funds to begin investigations related to the registration of Russian property abroad, dating back to the former territories of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
However, the decree did not specifically mention the state of Alaska. Although some have argued that Putin’s decree was intended to outlaw the sale of Alaska to the United States as part of Russian territory in 1867.
“Vedant Patel” During the press conference, the Deputy Spokesman of the US Department of State emphasized this issue and stated: I think I can speak for everyone in the US government and say that Putin will definitely not take Russia back.
The Institute of War Studies in the United States also pointed out last week: There are no precise parameters to determine Russia’s current and historical assets. This institute has stated: Russia intends to use this issue to advance its soft power with the aim of influence. to use to other countries.
“Dmitry Medvedev”, the former president of Russia, also reacted to the answer of the US State Department and jokingly said: according to one of the representatives State Department: Russia will not take back Alaska, which was sold to the United States in the 19th century. He continued to write with a smile that we were waiting for his return every day. Now war is inevitable.
Putin had previously described the sale of Alaska as the largest US state in 1867 as “cheap”. After this, the Russian politician “Sergei Mironov” also said that in the future we will take back our previous lands.
The story about Alaska started when a According to the military blogger, Russia can take back Alaska and parts of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.
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