Donald Trump Responds To Idea Of Tunnel Connecting Russia And Us - Beritaja

Russia's finance envoy has said investigation into the feasibility of a passageway joining the US and Russia started "six months ago".

Kirill Dmitriev first posted about the thought connected Thursday, suggesting a "Putin-Trump" obstruction passageway could link the 2 countries nether the Bering Strait, which separates Russia's immense and sparsely populated Chukotka region from Alaska.

Asked about the thought during a property convention pinch Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy connected Friday, Donald Trump called it "interesting".

He besides asked President Zelenskyy what he made of it, to which Mr Zelenskyy replied: "I'm not happy pinch this idea."

This prompted laughter from the US side.

Overnight, Mr Dmitriev posted connected X, saying: "We person started the feasibility study of the Russia-Alaska passageway six months ago.

"Russian Direct Investment Fund pinch partners financed connected a commercialized ground the first ever railroad span betwixt Russia and China.

"The span reduced cargo way by much than 700 kilometres," he said.

He directed a station connected X towards Elon Musk, suggesting the passageway could beryllium dug by the billionaire's building firm, Boring Company.

"The dream of a US-Russia nexus via the Bering Strait reflects an enduring imagination - from the 1904 Siberia-Alaska railway to Russia's 2007 plan," Mr Dmitriev wrote.

"RDIF has studied existing proposals, including the US-Canada-Russia-China railroad, and will support the about viable.

"Imagine connecting the US and Russia, the Americas and the Afro-Eurasia pinch the Putin-Trump Tunnel - a 70-mile nexus symbolizing unity."

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"Traditional costs are $65B+, but @boringcompany's tech could trim it to early together," he added.

There has been nary nationalist consequence from Elon Musk.