Kirill Dmitriev first posted about the idea on Thursday, suggesting a "Putin-Trump" rail tunnel could connect the two countries under the Bering Strait, which separates Russia's vast and sparsely populated Chukotka region from Alaska.

Asked about the idea during a press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, Donald Trump called it "interesting".

He also asked President Zelenskyy what he made of it, to which Mr Zelenskyy replied: "I'm not happy with this idea."

This prompted laughter from the US side.

Overnight, Mr Dmitriev posted on X, saying: "We have started the feasibility study of the Russia-Alaska tunnel six months ago.

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[–] 123 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There's already a tunnel connecting Russia to the US. It's Donald's asshole.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    A long, suboceanic tunnel close to the Ring of Fire. I wonder what might go wrong with that.

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  • [+] -11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    it's almost as if these assholes want to trigger every single apocalyptic prophecy just to see what happens.

    I once had some dirtbag teen press all the buttons in an elevator I was in before trying to dash out.

    I grabbed their bookbag and ripped it off them before they left. had all their shit in it too. laptop, wallet, metro pass.

    When I eventually reached the roof I walked over and chucked it over onto the roof of the building next-door and went about my day.

    I'd like to think that little shit never found it.

    my point is, I'm not above retribution and pettiness. I'll get as dirty as I can to make sure whoever has wronged me gets exactly what they deserve.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Permafrost and tectonic plates are why this hasn’t happened. That, and its connecting the ass end most remote portions of both countries. With current rail transit times, it would take weeks.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    There's literally no existing roads anywhere near the Russian end. Rail probably comes closer (because this is Russia), but it's basically as remote as you can get.

    One day connecting the continents there seems like it could make sense. In the short term, lol no.

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  • [–] [S] 64 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    From a Canadian point of view, seeing as there is no direct route to the lower 48 without going through Canadian sovereign land, this seems like nothing more than another way to force Canada into becoming the 51st state.

    Fuck Putin and Trump.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    This would be the most ambitious engineering feat in human history. A project to rival colonization of Mars in expense and danger. All to connect one wilderness to another. Brilliant.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Isn't that territory permafrosted? That'd make a construction project of that scale a non-starter. Plus a whole bunch of other reasons it'd be dumb.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The Russians have had rail in Siberia forever.

    This was planned out 20+ years ago for cars and rail there just wasn't ever the political will to do it.

    It makes sense geographically. Not as much geopolitically.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    And a fuckton of people died building it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Died? It's a plan on paper. No one ever built anything. And in 2025 it would be pretty low risk, TBMs are commonplace and we have drones.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    A brilliant idea. Open a route for Russia to send a population through, which Russia will need to save from US persecution. The subsequent 3 day special military operation will have nothing to do with returning Alaska to russian control.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Tread on us harder daddy Putin

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Like he hasn't wasted enough tax money on stupid ideas.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Literally just drew a line in MS Paint. The kind of idea a 5 year old would come up with if someone asked them to come up with the dumbest idea they can think of.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Are they trying to retake Alaska and have US pay for the tunnel?

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    The parti of financial responsibilities 🤡

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    This has been a plan for a long time. There are 2 islands they were planning on using as midway surfacing points for car and train tunnels 20 years ago.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    That would "reduce" the project to two canal-tunnels. Sounds do-able alhough I have not compared sea depths an types of the sea bottom which are more critical than length.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    And yet further evidence that Trump is a fucking idiot.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Is Elon digging a hole again?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Trump and Putin be like what if kissed in the undersea tunnel 😳

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Sure they need this! Go for it! As long as they can put their name on it it's justified for them. Let's act as if there is no Russian boycot and their economy is okay. Let's pretend the usa has affordable healthcare an education for all citizens......

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Is this just some kind of reference to the ukrainian guy who had a gold plated train given to him by Russia in his mansion or some such insanity? I mean sounds VERY trump, but still redickyoulose

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ok, all politics aside, it would be cool to be able to take a train to Russia. Not that it will ever actual be possible in my lifetime. Wish the world was a good place.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Aside from the political issues and technical issues, have you looked at what parts of Russia and the us would be joined? What would you do on either side?

    To make it actually go somewhere you’d need to add a couple thousand miles high speed rail from the main parts of the us, including across places there are no roads yet, and n the Russian side like 5,000 mile high speed rail across Siberia (or I suppose a couple thousand miles to china

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Do it. I want this tunnel and I want it yesterday. Make it happen. Give us the plan. Give us the funds. Make both economies stronger with a direct train tunnel. Save your fucking legacy with some mega structure that actually helps people. I'll fucking re-paint "THE TRUMP TUNNEL" every other year on both entrances.

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