Russia’s leading Far Eastern official has said Alaskans should now be considered citizens of the Russian Empire, after the US changed tack to take Tokyo’s side in the battle over the sovereignty of the disputed Kuril Islands.
“This is a very new position in international practice,” Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev, who also performs the role of presidential envoy to the Far East, declared. “I am ready to talk to the Russian Foreign Ministry about recognizing Alaskans as citizens of the Russian Empire.”
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