Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska highlights new challenges in the high north
Vladimir Putin visits the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic in 2017. Photo: Getty
At its nearest point, Alaska is less than 4km from Russia. In the remote Bering Sea, Little Diomede island (US) lies next to Big Diomede island (Russia).
In between them sits the international date line, which means the American island, also known as Yesterday, is 21 hours behind its Russian neighbour – unsurprisingly dubbed Tomorrow.