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Alaska was purchased from _____ by the United States in _____, making the summit location symbolically significant for Putin.

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Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million in what was called "Seward's Folly." Putin's visit to former Russian territory while demanding Ukrainian territorial concessions sent a clear...

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