The U.S. and Russia have agree to set up a special relationship across the Bering Strait:
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/...-beringia-gets-protection-from-us-russia?lite
I live in Alaska, though not near this region, but this is a really important step, the kind of thing that ought to occur between nations. Totally positive at every level.
We have a lot of commercial interaction with Russia up here. As a small example, there's a seasonal shop in our major downtown commercial area that runs through the Holiday Season featuring Russian merchandise. The woman who runs it travels all the way from St. Petersburg to do this every year. I buy gifts from it regularly. The cultural interaction across the Bering Strait should be greatly facilitated by this agreement, allowing extended families who have had trouble communicating for decades to meet and renew ancient bonds that should never have been severed. Potentially a big boost to tourism as well, in both directions.
caw
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/...-beringia-gets-protection-from-us-russia?lite
I live in Alaska, though not near this region, but this is a really important step, the kind of thing that ought to occur between nations. Totally positive at every level.
We have a lot of commercial interaction with Russia up here. As a small example, there's a seasonal shop in our major downtown commercial area that runs through the Holiday Season featuring Russian merchandise. The woman who runs it travels all the way from St. Petersburg to do this every year. I buy gifts from it regularly. The cultural interaction across the Bering Strait should be greatly facilitated by this agreement, allowing extended families who have had trouble communicating for decades to meet and renew ancient bonds that should never have been severed. Potentially a big boost to tourism as well, in both directions.
caw
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