🚨 TRUMP, PUTIN & THE BERING STRAIT 🚨
Forget Ukraine for a second. The summit in Alaska isn’t just about peace talks—it's about one of the most strategically valuable chokepoints on Earth.
And it's one you've probably never thought about.
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2/ The Bering Strait is just 55 miles wide.
On one side: Alaska, USA.
On the other: Russia.
It’s the gateway between the Pacific & the Arctic—and control of it could come to mean control over trade, energy, and military movement in the northern hemisphere.
3/ In 1867, the U.S. bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million—mocked at the time as “Seward’s Folly.”
It turned out to be one of the best real estate deals in history: $180+ BILLION in oil revenue alone, plus priceless strategic location.
4/ Now, the Northern Sea Route is becoming a new shipping superhighway.
Believe or don't in global warming. Modern icebreakers make it work.
It shaves 10+ days off trips from Asia to Europe. It bypasses hotspots like the Red Sea.
That means BIG profits. And security needs.
5/ Russia has been militarizing the Arctic for over a decade:
✅ New bases & airfields
✅ Arctic-proof drones
✅ Expanded naval presence
They see the Arctic, including the Bering Strait, as a single strategic domain—from Norway to Kamchatka.
6/ The U.S. has likewise fortified Alaska:
• Ballistic missile defenses
• Air bases closer to Moscow than D.C.
• Aleutian Islands stretching toward Russia’s Pacific Fleet
The Strait is the narrow door between two nuclear superpowers.
7/ Trump knows real estate. He also knows leverage.
He has a chance to make a joint development deal that might be too good for Putin to refuse.
Navigation aside, the Strait also has vast oil reserves.
8/ Bottom line: the Bering Strait controls a growing chunk of the world’s trade, energy, and security.
Alaska matters more than you think. It's vital to growing global trade. It has oil that can supply allies like Japan.
And it may be the key to peace halfway around the world.
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