Throwback: Putin jokes about reunifying Alaska: Were far north enough Besides, its cold there too

, Throwback: Putin jokes about reunifying Alaska: We re far north enough Besides, it s cold there too In 2014, President Vladimir Putin humorously addressed the idea of Alaska rejoining Russia. Why do you need it he quipped during his annual Q A session, noting that the 49th US state was once sold for 7. 2 mln in gold. He pointed out that Russia is a northern country, with 70 in the Far North, and that Alaska is just as cold. Lets not get heated up about that, Putin jokingly concluded. September 22 marked the 240th anniversary of the establishment of first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska. The Three Saints Bay colony was founded on Kodiak Island in 1784 by Russian fur trader, Grigory Shelikhov. In March 1867, a treaty on purchasing Alaska was signed between William H. Seward, then United States Secretary of State, and Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Subscribe to club80289214, SputnikInt Source: Sputnik International t. me, SputnikInt