At its nearest point, Alaska is just 2.4 miles from Russia. In the remote Bering Sea, Little Diomede Island (belonging to the US) sits next to Big Diomede Island (part of Russia). In between them lies ...
Strips of salmon dry on a rack on the beach in the village of Teller on Sept. 2, 2021, as a cargo ship floats offshore in Grantley Harbor, Teller, an Inupiat village, is one of the Alaska communities ...
On two small islands in the middle of the Bering Strait, it’s possible to walk from the United States to Russia in midwinter. Just two miles apart, Big Diomede and Little Diomede sit between two ...
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more than 150 years ago. Russian ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state's long history with Russia — ...