US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in an undersea tunnel connecting the American state of Alaska with Russia – a project floated earlier by a senior Russian official to billionaire Elon Musk.
“A tunnel from Russia to Alaska. That’s … interesting,” Trump said on Friday, when asked about the idea by White House reporters during his meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
Indicating he had just heard about the potential cross-border project, he asked Zelensky: “What do you think of that, Mr. President? … How do you like that idea?”
The Ukrainian leader – who has been combating a full-scale Russian invasion for over three years – appeared less than thrilled.
“I’m not happy with this,” he said, eliciting a laugh from his host.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to reporters across the street from the White House following his meeting with Trump on Friday. Photo: AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s international economy envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, brought up the idea on Thursday on the Musk-owned media platform X.