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Trump expresses interest in US-Russia undersea tunnel project
A Russian official earlier pitched Elon Musk on the idea of an US$8 billion, 112km undersea link across the Bering Strait
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US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in an undersea tunnel connecting the American state of Alaska with Russia – a project floated earlier by a senior Russian official to billionaire Elon Musk.
“A tunnel from Russia to Alaska. That’s … interesting,” Trump said on Friday, when asked about the idea by White House reporters during his meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
Indicating he had just heard about the potential cross-border project, he asked Zelensky: “What do you think of that, Mr. President? ... How do you like that idea?”
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The Ukrainian leader – who has been combating a full-scale Russian invasion for over three years – appeared less than thrilled.
“I’m not happy with this,” he said, eliciting a laugh from his host.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s international economy envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, brought up the idea on Thursday on the Musk-owned media platform X.
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