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Closer to Russia than to mainland Alaska, the remote island is 280 miles from the nearest Russia-owned island in the area. It is near the western end of Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 and later made the territory the 49th state. A new report from a Russian lawmaker suggests Russia could “reclaim” the territory.

In the only US state bordering Russia, Alaska governor says defenses are strong The average distance between Alaska and Russia's mainland is about 50 miles. By Charles Creitz Fox News.

Alaska lawmakers are assuring a Russian official who said the U.S. should return Alaska and other areas to Russia that it's just not happening. Russian parliament member Oleg Matveychev on a TV ...

One hundred and fifty years ago, on March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession. With a stroke of a pen, Tsar ...

A top Russian lawmaker warned the United States that Russia may seek to reclaim Alaska in retaliation for U.S. sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. During a parliamentary session in Moscow on ...

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has criticized Russia for suggestions that the country could "claim back" Alaska amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.. Palin, who is running for Alaska ...

Members of Alaska’s congressional delegation, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and state legislators have sought an import ban since 2014, when Russia banned the importation of American seafood, cutting off ...

But Moriarty said it’s too soon to tell what a ban on Russian oil could mean for Alaska’s own production. “Because no one knows for certain how long this conflict is going to last,” she said.

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.