— Kirill Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) October 16, 2025 But the idea is even older, as you can see from the March 3, 1959, edition of Arthur Radebaugh’s “Closer Than We Think” Sunday comic strip. From the strip: Sen. Magnuson of Washington has a bold new idea for linking our newest state, Alaska, with Siberia via a bridge or vehicular tunnel across the 30- to 40-mile stretch of shallow waters of the Bering Strait. It would go from Wales, on the tip of Seward Peninsula, to Little Diomede and Big Diomede Islands, thence to Peyak, Siberia. The Senator forecasts this hook-up within the lifetime of the present generation, to create a rail and highway route between points as distant as New York and Paris. “I am convinced,” he says, “that the tourists who one day will drive this route will be our best ambassadors!” Is the idea of a tunnel connecting Russia and the U.S. just a troll by the Russian government to poke at Trump during a time when the country continues to wage war against Ukraine? Almost certainly. But that doesn’t mean a tunnel couldn’t happen in the future. Especially if Trump makes another wild pivot and decides he doesn’t want to help Ukraine anymore. In fact, there were some signs that Trump is ready to throw in the towel on Friday. Trump posted on Truth Social about his meeting with Zelenskyy, describing it as “very interesting, and cordial,” and said that he wanted the killing to stop and for the Ukrainian leader to make a deal. And then he went into some weird territory. “Enough blood has been shed, with property lines being defined by War and Guts. They should stop where they are. Let both claim Victory, let History decide! No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent. This is a War that would have never started if I were President. Thousands of people being slaughtered each and every week — NO MORE, GO HOME TO YOUR FAMILIES IN PEACE!” Trump wrote. We may or may not get a tunnel between the U.S. and Russia anytime soon. But it feels like peace between Russia and Ukraine is further away than ever. Explore more on these topics