Alaska, where Putin is meeting Trump, was Russian territory. US got it dirt cheap
Separated by the narrow-cold Bering Strait, where continental America and Eurasia nearly meet, lies Alaska, the US’s largest state. This is where President Donald Trump will meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Friday to explore ways to end the 3.5-year war in Ukraine. But Alaska was part of Russia till the 19th century. How…