Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, is to raise plans for a tunnel to link his country with America when he meets his US counterpart, George W Bush, next Sunday.
The 64-mile tunnel would run under the Bering Strait between Chukotka, in the Russian far east, and Alaska; the cost is estimated at £33 billion.
Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club and governor of Chukotka, has invested £80m in the world’s largest drill but has denied that it is linked with the development.
Proposals for such a tunnel were approved by Tsar Nicholas II in the early 20th century but were abandoned during the Soviet era. If finally built, the tunnel would allow rail connections between London and New York.
A Kremlin spokesman confirmed last week that Putin seeks to build “a real bridge” between Russia and America when he meets Bush at the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
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It sounds like a great way to line someone's pockets in Russia.
I think we ought to pass on this one.
PS I really wish this WAS an April Fool's post!
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I don't want that nutcase invading my home!
aw. Don't like your neighbors there? ;)
Actually, too bad we didn't buy Siberia too way back: the Russians offered at least the Kamchatka Peninsula as that there were more Americans there (whalers) then anyone else at the time.
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