The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Dmitriev called the idea of a tunnel between Russia and the United States viral

The idea of building a tunnel between Russia and the United States was discussed by the major media. This was announced on October 19 by Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Special representative of the President of Russia for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries.

"The Putin-Trump tunnel connecting Russia and Alaska, Eurasia and America has just gone viral, garnering about 2 million views. [US President Donald] Trump called him "interesting." [Vladimir] Zelensky hated it [the tunnel]. Major media outlets have covered this," he wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

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On October 16, Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said that there was a prospect of building a tunnel between Russia and the United States. It was noted that it could connect Russia and Alaska through the Bering Strait in eight years. The construction cost will not exceed $8 billion.

Later, on October 17, US President Donald Trump, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, noted that the idea of creating a tunnel between Russia and Alaska was interesting. The Ukrainian leader also stated that he did not like such an initiative.

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