US EditionKremlin envoy proposes a 'Putin-Trump tunnel' to link Russia and US
- On Thursday, Kirill Dmitriev proposed an 8 billion dollar project funded by Moscow and international partners to build a 70-mile rail and cargo link under the Bering Strait in under eight years.
- Against the backdrop of efforts to revive ties, Dmitriev floated the idea late on Thursday after Putin spoke to President Donald Trump and agreed to meet in Budapest, referencing a 'Kennedy-Khrushchev World Peace Bridge,' Dmitriev said.
- Kirill Dmitriev, President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy and head of Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund, suggested The Boring Company could build the link and wrote to Musk on X about cutting costs below <$8B.
- Dmitriev said the link would unlock joint natural-resource exploration and symbolize unity, touting cost cuts with Boring tech, but Elon Musk and President Donald Trump gave no immediate public response.
- The idea follows earlier visions dating to 1904, echoing the 1904 Siberia–Alaska railway and Russia's 2007 plan, while RDIF studied the US-Canada-Russia-China railroad and notes the Bering Strait narrows to 51 miles.
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On Thursday, Kirill Dmitriev, an emissary of Vladimir Putin, referred to a "peace bridge" project dating back to the Cold War. This tunnel would link Alaska, a state in the north-west of the United States, and Russia. Donald Trump considered this idea "interesting" Friday, however, which encounters realities. - "Tunnel Putin-Trump": what is this underwater underground project between Alaska and Russia? (International).
Russia plans 112km undersea passage to connect with United States
A senior Kremlin official has proposed an ambitious plan to construct a massive undersea passage, dubbed the “Putin Trump Tunnel,” to connect Russia and the United States beneath the Bering Strait. The idea was presented by Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and investment envoy to President Vladimir Putin. The project envisions a 112-kilometer rail and cargo tunnel linking Russia’s Chukotka region with Alaska, creating a di…
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Is Russia trying to convince US President Donald Trump, with a charm offensive, not to deliver Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine? Now presented plans from Moscow suggest this. We are talking about a new underwater tunnel to be named after Trump and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
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