Russian Lawmaker Demands Return of Alaska, California Fort and Reparations

[Benjamin]

I say we give them California.

A Russian lawmaker made an outlandish demand over the weekend that the United States return Alaska and a historic settlement in California, in addition to paying reparations to Russia over crippling American-led sanctions that have put Moscow's economy in a tailspin.

Oleg Matveychev, a member of the state Duma, outlined on Russian state television a set of demands for the U.S. and Ukraine after Kiv's "demilitarization is completed," the Express newspaper in the United Kingdom reported.

The demands include the return of Alaska, which the U.S. purchased from the Russian Empire in 1867 as part of the Alaska Purchase, and the former Russian settlement of Fort Ross, California, 90miles north of San Francisco.

Russian lawmaker demands return of Alaska, California fort and reparations amid U.S.-led sanctions

 

[Squire Robertsson]

Except the Russian-America Company withdrew from Ft. Ross and sold the stuff to Capt. John Sutter. And that was when California was under Mexican rule.

 

[just-want-peace]

Not to worry. ‘Pears that in the not too distant future ALL will be under one banner, so who had what when will be a moot point!!!

 

[canadyjd]

I say we give them California.

Russian lawmaker demands return of Alaska, California fort and reparations amid U.S.-led sanctions

Didn’t someone just post a Babylon Bee story that B:den agreed to give up Alaska?

That’s kinda funny.

peace to you