>>512793092
you're arguing in bad faith but i'll answer anyway
>makes russia a pacific and east asian power
>total control of northern eurasia
>total control of the okhotsk sea
>sakhalin oil
>kolyma gold mining
>naval bases and ports of petropavlovsk and vladivostok
>actually a fucking part of the eurasian landmass unlike alaska
>not dependent on naval logistics
>buffer for central siberia
now, can you answer for me now how alaska would be useful for the russian empire?
