Putin's envoy boasts of plans to sign agreement with US on Chukotka-Alaska tunnel

Kremlin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev has stated that Russia and the United States are set to sign an agreement on 5 June regarding the design of a tunnel between Chukotka and Alaska.

Source: Kommersant, as reported by European Pravda

Quote: "Regarding the tunnel. We will have news tomorrow: we are signing an agreement to continue the tunnel design. The tunnel will be built."

Details: Dmitriev described the project as one of the major infrastructure initiatives between the two countries.

Background:

• In October of last year, Dmitriev proposed a tunnel project linking Russia and Alaska across the Bering Strait, estimating the cost at over US$65 billion using conventional construction methods, or under US$8 billion using Elon Musk's The Boring Company technologies.
• In December, media reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump had shared a series of documents with European counterparts outlining its vision for Russia's return to the global economy.
• In February, Russia's Foreign Ministry stated it had submitted proposals to the US on removing "serious barriers" that stand in the way of fully "restoring" relations.
• At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia had proposed a US$12 trillion cooperation package to the United States.

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