putin signed a decree declaring the sale of #Alaska to the #USA as illegal.
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This action signals the start of a demand for the territory's return and potentially entering into conflict with the superpower. However, this is just political posturing today, and no rational person would suggest that russia could assault the United States.
Read more here🔗 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-stokes-tensions-with-us-declares-1867-sale-of-alaska-illegal/ar-BB1h1lcT
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Someone should do the math to find out how much in 2024 dollars the US paid for Alaska.
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@PJ_Evans @EugeneMcParland Pretty much every article about the purchase contains that conversion.
