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.

  • Greddan@feddit.org
    47·
    9 days ago

    They’re just messing with him at this point. Checking how stupid he actually is, and then laughing. Russia put a retard in power of the U.S and now they’re bullying him. I don’t think a nation has ever been so thoroughly “owned” before. Well, maybe that time Russia made the U.K leave the worlds largest trade bloc.

      • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
        7·
        9 days ago

        It’s kinda sad, in a way.

        You remember the kid who was kinda dumb and weird but he would hang out with the “cool kids”?

        I mean, he thought they were cool, and maybe a few different cliques agreed…but most people thought they were dicks.

        But they’d all make fun about him behind his back or even right in front of him and he’d be too dumb to realize that he was a punching bag.

        Kinda feels like that.

  • redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    9·
    9 days ago

    This has been a plan for a long time. There are 2 islands they were planning on using as midway surfacing points for car and train tunnels 20 years ago.

    • redlemace@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 days ago

      That would “reduce” the project to two canal-tunnels. Sounds do-able alhough I have not compared sea depths an types of the sea bottom which are more critical than length.

  • redlemace@lemmy.world
    4·
    9 days ago

    Sure they need this! Go for it! As long as they can put their name on it it’s justified for them. Let’s act as if there is no Russian boycot and their economy is okay. Let’s pretend the usa has affordable healthcare an education for all citizens…

  • P1k1e@lemmy.world
    2·
    8 days ago

    Is this just some kind of reference to the ukrainian guy who had a gold plated train given to him by Russia in his mansion or some such insanity? I mean sounds VERY trump, but still redickyoulose