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Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:07 AM Aug 15

How Alaska became a geopolitical flashpoint again - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD



What does Putin really want with Alaska? This Friday, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Anchorage, Alaska – and the symbolism is raising eyebrows around the world. With Russian state media once again talking about “taking back” Alaska, is it just propaganda... or a dangerous preview of Putin's next move? In this latest episode of Break the Fake, Jonasz Rewiński breaks down why Alaska was chosen for the Trump–Putin meeting and the history behind Russia selling Alaska to the U.S. in 1867.
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