Satellite images obtained by Yle revealed that Russia began extensive construction work last winter in a closed military town ...

Finland will keep all the checkpoints on its eastern land border with Russia closed until further notice, the Interior Ministry announced in a press release on Wednesday. The government gradually ...

Russia is visible from the U.S., as evidenced in a photograph shared in February 2024 that allegedly shows Russian territory as seen from Alaska, just 2 miles away. Although Russia's Big Diomede ...

The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in March 1867 for $7.2 million in the aftermath of Russia's humiliating defeat at the hands of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War.

Russia colonized Alaska in the late 1700s but sold the territory to the US in 1867. In recent months, Russian politicians have made a number of statements threatening to rescind treaties and ...

In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million. That would be around $120 million today. There were several reasons. Russia lacked the tools and people to develop the land.

Russia has been amassing forces in the Kursk region for several months. At present, they are enough for an offensive in the Sumy region, says the spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of ...

Russia says a humanitarian emergency is unfolding at one of its checkpoints on the Finnish border, where it says hundreds of migrants are stranded in freezing temperatures. Finland has accused ...

The Finnish Border Guard has permanently closed the temporary border crossing points Inari and Parikkala in the Lieksa district, with relevant signs already being removed. Source: European Pravda, ...

Two Russians have been detained by US border officials after arriving in a small boat in Alaska. The men landed at a beach in the village of Gambell on St Lawrence Island after crossing the Bering ...

Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan has border officials “to have a plan ready ... Putin’s threat that Russia would be mobilising 300,000 soldiers has generated panic among young men, ...

Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867, ending Russia’s presence in North America and ensuring American access to the Pacific northern rim.