When I entered that parking lot, I was moved to tears by the sight of so many Americans Circus standing by him,” she continues. The fate of her country might be determined by her adoptive hometown six years after Ms. Correa, 40, left Ukraine in 2019 for love.
Thirty minutes away, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to touch down. Ms. Correa calls it “pretty sad” that Volodymyr Zelensky, the leader of Ukraine, was left out. The history of the area with Moscow adds to the seriousness of Friday’s discussion. For Alaska, the US paid the Russians $7.2 million (£1.48 million) in 1867.
There is additional significance to Friday’s conference because of this region’s connection with Moscow. For $7.2 million (£1.48 million), the US bought Alaska from the Russians in 1867. Critics referred to the acquisition as “Seward’s Folly” in reference to then-US Secretary of State William Seward, claiming that the area was essentially a frozen wasteland. That moniker was disproved by subsequent discoveries of rare earth minerals as well as an abundance of gas and oil.
One of the most noticeable representations of Alaska’s Russian history is its elaborate cathedrals. Ahead of the leaders’ arrival, the St. Tikhon Orthodox Church in Anchorage has been praying for three days.
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