Kremlin suggests $8bn 'Putin-Trump tunnel' built by Elon Musk
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Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s envoy and RDIF head, proposed a $8 billion “Putin-Trump” rail tunnel under the Bering Strait, linking Russia’s Chukotka to Alaska. “The time has come to connect Russia and the US,” Dmitriev declared, pitching Musk’s Boring Company for the 70-mile project.

Announced post Putin-Trump call, the tunnel aims to symbolize unity and enable joint Arctic resource exploration. Dmitriev, tied to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, suggested U.S. energy firms take Arctic stakes. “Imagine connecting the US and Russia,” he wrote on X, claiming Musk’s tech cuts costs from $65 billion.

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