The link proposal between the US and Russia reflects an "enduring vision", investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.

Kirill Dmitriev first posted about the idea on Thursday, suggesting a “Putin-Trump” rail tunnel could connect the two countries under the Bering Strait, which separates Russia’s vast and sparsely populated Chukotka region from Alaska.

Asked about the idea during a press conference with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, Donald Trump called it “interesting”.

He also asked President Zelenskyy what he made of it, to which Mr Zelenskyy replied: “I’m not happy with this idea.”

This prompted laughter from the US side.

Overnight, Mr Dmitriev posted on X, saying: "We have started the feasibility study of the Russia-Alaska tunnel six months ago.

  • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    Has anybody asked Alaskans if they’d like to be Canadian? I would jump at the chance right now if I was them.

    • Neps@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      12 hours ago

      I lived in Alaska for a while and despite the state being a bit more conservative, most people I knew there had a pretty favorable opinion of Canada. I’d say they would like it.