A Russian politician and mouthpiece for president Vladimir Putin has called for Alaska to be returned to Russia as a form of “reparation”.
While Russians have so far been told that its forces are “liberating” Ukraine from a “Nazi” president, Moscow has waged a full-scale war on Kyiv without reason, causing civilian deaths and a widespread humanitarian crisis. “We should be thinking about reparations from the damage that was caused by the sanctions and the war itself, Mr Matveychev told Russia1, the Kremlin-controlled broadcaster, on Sunday. “Because that too costs money and we should get it back.” Russian State Duma member Oleg Matveychev told a TV host on Sunday that Russia “should be thinking about reparations” from the United States for sanctions imposed on Russia following its war on Ukraine, as the Daily Beast reported.
(NEXSTAR) – A Russian lawmaker has reportedly demanded America return Alaska to his country amid U.S.-led sanctions against Russia.
A lawmaker in Russia has demanded the United States return Alaska to Russia as a reparation for American-led sanctions crippling his country's economy ...
Not if we have something to say about it. Matveychev also called for the "return of all Russian properties, those of the Russian empire, the Soviet Union and current Russia, which has been seized in the United States, and so on," A lawmaker in Russia has demanded the United States return Alaska to Russia as a reparation for American-led sanctions crippling his country's economy following the invasion of Ukraine.
The statement came as Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to rewrite history in an effort to explain away his war in Ukraine. But Russia has not ...
A member of the state Duma - the Russian parliament - has called on the US to give Alaska back to Russia after massive sanctions were imposed following ...
Alaska has an abundance of natural resources, including oil, which is particularly important. Sanctions are designed to freeze parts of an economy, making it harder for countries to operate economically and weakening their reliance on businesses and large assets. He continued: "That was my next point. A raft of sanctions from countries around the world were imposed on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine and they continue to get more and more severe. A member of the Russian parliament has called for Alaska to be returned to the country from the US in a bizarre political twist. A member of the state Duma - the Russian parliament - has called on the US to give Alaska back to Russia after massive sanctions were imposed following Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine
Governor Mike Dunleavy was responding to comments from Oleg Matveychev, a member of the Russian Duma, who told state TV on Sunday that Russia should be ...
Governor Dunleavy has encouraged companies that are pulling out of Russia to consider his state. Alaska was a territory of the Russian empire in the late 18th and 19th centuries but was purchased by the U. S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. Russia has never formally asserted claims to Alaska or land in California. We have hundreds of thousands of armed Alaskans and military members that will see it differently." As well as the Antarctic," Matveychev said. "Not if we have something to say about it.
Upon hearing the suggestions of a Russian lawmaker saying the country wanted Alaska back, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Alaskans are armed and ready to defend the ...
Would like to pump more oil though!” “I don’t speak Russian nor like vodka! “Good luck with that!
Alaska politicians and historians were quick to scoff at a call from a Russian parliament member to return Alaska and a former outpost in California to ...
He cannot pursue a war that threatens the very foundations of peace and stability and then expect to benefit from it. Return of possessions, including possessions of the Russian Empire, Soviet Union and even parts of Russia that are now occupied by the United States,” Matveychev said in the interview. Putin’s cronies must also feel the pain,” the spokesperson said. “Alaska was simply too far away and too expensive to think of defending,” Haycox said. Still, on a Sunday news program in Russia, parliament member Oleg Matveychev included Alaska in a list of demands in response to the war in Ukraine and the economic harm caused to the country by U. S. sanctions. A Russian parliament member has called for the return of Alaska to Russian, prompting a quick dismissal from Alaska politicians and others.
A Russian lawmaker said that his country will have more demands after its victory in Ukraine -- among them, Alaska.
“I think we should start voicing all of that, so they understand what will be on the table. We have hundreds of thousands of armed Alaskans and military members that will see it differently,” the Republican governor wrote. As well as the Antarctic. We discovered it, so it belongs to us.” John Sutter, of California gold-rush fame, purchased Fort Ross for $30,000 after it had begun to decline. Not if we have something to say about it. Duma member Oleg Matveychev said over the weekend that “after Ukraine’s demilitarization is completed,” Russia should get reparations from Europe and the U.S. “from the damage that was caused by the sanctions and the war itself.”