Russian state TV host Tigran Keosayan is in a coma after experiencing "clinical death," according to his wife, Margarita Simonyan.
How Russia Sold Alaska To USA in 1867 | Trump Can Easily Buy Greenland | Here's How
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession. With a stroke of a pen, Tsar Alexander II had ceded Alaska, his country’s last remaining foothold in North America, to the United States for US$7.2 million.
How Russia Sold Alaska to the USA in 1867 and the Implications of Trump's Greenland Proposal
Explore the historical sale of Alaska in 1867 and Donald Trump's proposal to buy Greenland, including implications for residents and negotiations.- Watch Video on English Oneindia
Vladimir Solovyov called for the U.S. state's return to Russia after Russian military aircrafts recently entered international airspace close to Alaska.
On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
Nonetheless, Eisenhower signed legislation making Alaska a state on July 7, 1958. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was officially admitted as the 49th state. That same year, Hawaii would become the 50th.
In a controversial statement aired on Russian state television, Vladimir Solovyov, a prominent TV host and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, called for the return of Alaska to Russia. The remark,
Vladimir Solovyov, a Russian TV host and known associate of Putin, has sparked controversy by suggesting that Alaska should be returned to Russia. During a recent broadcast on state-run media ...
History will not be as kind to Donald Trump if he gets Greenland from Denmark under duress. On January 7th the president-elect declined to rule out using military might or economic warfare in his pursuit of Greenland (and of the Panama Canal).
Sen. Ted Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stressed Greenland’s strategic location in the Arctic.
The idea of Canada or parts of Canada joining the United States has been a recurring theme in Canada’s history. This was especially true for the years before and just after the confederation in 1867. Related to this topic is the idea of western provinces and western states, forming a new independent country of Cascadia.
KYIV, Ukraine — A daytime Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and injured about 30 others Wednesday, officials said.
Many Democrats have lambasted President-elect Donald Trump for eyeing Greenland, particularly after he declined to rule out using economic or military coercion to acquire the island.
During a video call with reporters on Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley was asked if president-elect Donald Trump's suggestions to buy Greenland, take over the Panama Canal, rename the Gulf of Mexico and annex Canada would benefit the United States.
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