Russian Pundit Floats Annexation of Former Territory and US States
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Russian political scientist Sergey Mikheyev suggested Russia should annex Alaska, Hawaii, California, Finland, and Poland on state TV.
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Anton Gerashchenko, former adviser to Ukraine's minister, shared the clip calling it an example of "Russian propagandists dream[ing] about the new world order."
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The host dismissed Mikheyev's comments as "wishful thinking", but Gerashchenko said "they mean it."
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Alaska was once Russian territory before the US purchased it in 1867 for $7.2 million.
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Putin recently allocated funds to search for Russian property abroad, concerning some this could target Alaska.