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A kremlin Envoy proposes “Putin-Trump” rail tunnel between Eastern Russia And to make the US state of Alaska a “symbol of unity”, it was even suggested that it could be built by a billionaire. Elon Musk,
Kirill DmitrievMoscow’s special envoy on international economic and investment cooperation and a key negotiator in Ukraine peace talks, suggested the project could be completed by Musk’s Boring Company within eight years at a cost of $8 billion (£6 billion). He said it could be funded by Moscow and “international partners”.
He envisioned that a 70-mile rail and cargo link beneath the Bering Strait could open up joint exploration of natural resources.
“Imagine Elon Musk, America and Russia, America and Afro-Eurasia with a Putin-Trump tunnel – a 70-mile link symbolizing unity,” he wrote in a series of posts on X on Thursday.
“Traditional costs are [over] $65 billion, but The Boring Company’s technology could reduce it [under] $8 billion. Let’s build the future together!”
He added: “This mega-project will connect continents and make The Boring Company the most exciting infrastructure innovator ever!”
Musk appears to have not responded to the proposal.
Dmitriev raised the tunnel idea shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Mr Trump on the phone It was agreed to meet in Hungary in the coming weeks To discuss ending war in ukraine,
The Bering Strait, which is 51 miles wide at its narrowest point, separates Russia’s Chukotka region from Alaska. The idea of linking the two countries is not new – it is at least 150 years old, with various projects drawn up but never implemented. Dmitriev’s suggestion came in response to recently released US Congressional documents on the late President John F Kennedy, which revealed a proposal for a “world peace bridge” between Alaska and Siberia.
The versatile Mr Dmitriev heads Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund and is Mr Putin’s favorite envoy for better relations with the US.
He shared a graphic of his proposed “Kennedy-Khrushchev World Peace Bridge”, which might show the route of the new tunnel between Chukotka and Alaska, but did not specify whether he had discussed his idea with Russian or US officials or explain how sanctions might affect the project.
He said, “RDIF has already invested and built the first Russia-China railroad bridge. The time has come to do more and connect continents for the first time in human history. The time has come to connect Russia and the United States.”
Mr Trump has not commented on the proposal.