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Kremlin envoy proposes a 'Putin-Trump tunnel' to link Russia and US

The Bering Strait, which is 51 miles (82 km) wide at its narrowest point, separates Russia’s Chukotka region from Alaska. Ideas to link the two points have been around for at least 150 years, with various projects drawn up but never implemented.

October 17, 2025 / 17:21 IST
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Russia and the United States should build a ”Putin-Trump” rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link the two countries, unlock joint exploration of natural resources and ”symbolize unity”, a Kremlin, a Kremlin envoy has suggested.

The proposal by Kirill Dmitriev, President’s Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy and head of Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund, envisages a construction project costing 8 billion dollars funded by Moscow and ”international partners” to build a 70-mile (112-km) rail and cargo link in under eight years.

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Dmitriev, who has helped spearhead a Russian charm offensive designed to revive U.S.-Russia ties, floated the tunnel idea late on Thursday after Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone and agreed to meet in Budapest to try to find a way to stop the war in Ukraine.

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