During his visit to Alaska, where he met with US President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin made a series of symbolic moves. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the country’s president left flowers in the tombs of Soviet pilots and sailors killed during World War II and are in Richardson Cemetery. ☦️ President Vladimir #putin Spoke with Archbishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska the Russian Leader Presented the Archbishop with an icon of St Herman of #alaska, The Orthodox Patron Saint of America. pic.twitter.com/idiinltzb2 – MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@Mfa_russia) August 16, 2025 also met Archbishop Alexei Sitkas and Alaska of the Orthodox Church, Alexios, in an attempt to remind the world that Alaska was part of Russia.
Source: News Beast
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