Vladimir Putin: Russia is discussing the possibility of working together with the United States in Alaska!
August 23, Russian News Agency report.
On August 22, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with nuclear industry enterprises and scientists: Russia is discussing the possibility of cooperating with the United States in the context of obtaining liquefied natural gas, not only in the Russian Arctic region, but also in Alaska.
According to him, there are several companies, including one of the largest "Novatek" companies, working in the field of liquefied natural gas.
At the same time, he pointed out that this work is carried out in cooperation with many partners - both European and Asian.
Incidentally, we are discussing the possibility of cooperation in this field with American partners. Not only in our Arctic region, but also in Alaska. - emphasized the Russian president.
The British newspaper The Daily Telegraph wrote before the Alaska Summit on August 13 that Trump will propose to Putin to develop resources and obtain rare metals from Alaska.
According to the report, the US president admitted lifting the ban on providing civil aircraft maintenance spare parts and equipment to Russia.
This transaction may also benefit the American Boeing company.
Alaska, as the largest state in the United States, has rich mineral resources, with abundant reserves of zinc, lead, gold, silver, and coal. In 2011, the total value of Alaska's mineral exports was 1.84 billion dollars, of which 480 million dollars were exported to China.
More importantly, Alaska has rich rare metal resources, mainly rhenium, palladium, copper, and rare earth elements.
Russia, on the other hand, has the corresponding mining and processing technology.
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