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.

  • Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    69·
    20 hours ago

    Do it. I want this tunnel and I want it yesterday. Make it happen. Give us the plan. Give us the funds. Make both economies stronger with a direct train tunnel. Save your fucking legacy with some mega structure that actually helps people. I’ll fucking re-paint “THE TRUMP TUNNEL” every other year on both entrances.

    • GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      19 hours ago

      “If we just kiss Putin’s boot a little bit more, his failing economy will marry our failing economy and two negatives cancel out!”

      -The Fool