>>512705359Putin will make some glib remark about how Alaska was wrongly taken away from Russia in a corrupt deal. Trump (who has no idea what the Alaska Purchase even is) will agree with him because he agrees with everyone who flatters him in the moment. Creating a big propaganda win for dear leader back home.
More importantly, this is why it's being celebrated in Russia right now
MOSCOW, August 9. /TASS/. Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO and special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev commented on the upcoming meeting between the Russian and US presidents in Alaska and called on the countries to develop cooperation in the Arctic and beyond.
"Born as Russian America - Orthodox roots, forts, fur trade - Alaska echoes those ties and makes the US an Arctic nation. Let's partner on the environment, infrastructure, and energy in the Arctic and beyond," Dmitriev wrote on his X page.
https://tass.com/politics/2000085