On Monday, the State Department rejected that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to consider the former "real estate" of the country abroad, saying that Alaska would remain in America.
Last week, Putin signed a new decree on the allocation of funds for the study and registration of Russian ownership abroad, including in the former territories of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, the Russian State Media TASS reports .
"Well, I think I can speak on behalf of all of us in the US government to say that he will definitely not get it back," said the deputy chief spokesman of the State Department Vedant Patel during a press briefing on Monday , causing laughter in the audience.
Last week, the Institute of War Study noted that "the exact parameters of what is the current or historical property of Russia are unclear."
"The Kremlin can use the" protection "of its property, which it claims, in countries outside its internationally recognized borders, to transfer mechanisms of soft power in post -Soviet and neighboring states, which are ultimately aimed at internal destabilization ," the institute wrote in the evaluation of Russian attack. campaign.
He pointed to the post on Telegram from a military blogger, who suggested that Russia could begin to introduce law on Alaska and in some parts of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
In 2014, Putin called the sales of 1867 "inexpensive" and claimed that people "do not do it" asked and answered before the studio's questions and answers
While Putin seems to have a diminished sale, Russian legislator Sergei Mironov in December hinted that Moscow would return his former territories in the future.
“You wanted a new world order? Get and sign. Venezuela annexed Guyana-Ssecibo. This happens directly under the nose of the once large hegemon of the United States . Mexico only has to turn Texas and the rest. It is time for Americans to think about their future. And also about Alaska, ” wrote last month in X, earlier Twitter.
