Trump Reportedly Offering Putin Natural Resources Off Alaska Sparks Fury

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Source: Newsweek

Published Aug 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM EDT Updated Aug 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM EDT


A report that President Donald Trump is preparing to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin economic incentives to encourage him to end the war in Ukraine—including opening up access to natural resources off Alaska's coast—has sparked anger online. The Daily Telegraph reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is exploring the economic trade-offs the U.S. can make with Russia in order to facilitate a ceasefire and peace agreement.

These include giving Putin access to the rare earth minerals in the Ukrainian territories Moscow partially occupies, as well as opportunities to tap into the natural resources in the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia's eastern coast.

There has been no confirmation that such a proposal is on the table, and Newsweek has contacted the White House and the office of Alaska's governor for comment. The Telegraph cited a White House statement that it did not comment "on deliberative conversations that may or may not be happening."

But social media users have responded with anger at the prospect of opening up Alaska's natural resources to Russian interests, including Trump critic and former GOP representative Adam Kinzinger who posted on X: "Let's see republicans defend this."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-russia-trump-resources-2113295

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So hang on…. Trump is going to offer to open up FUKKIN ALASKA TO THE RUSSIANS??

Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
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8:28 PM · Aug 13, 2025

(as a note - "The Telegraph" is one of the UK's RW tabloids but... )

[colorado_ufo]

1. Why else do you think they are meeting in Alaska?

Instead of Camp David or the White House?

Surprise, surprise.

[tanyev]

2. Now is the time for Sarah Palin to come to the aid of her country.

[mgardener]

39. How does the

12th of never sound?

Then again he has no use for her.

She may just stand up for her state.

[Lovie777]

3. What say you, Senator Murkowski.......................

[democratsruletheday]

9. I'd THINK she'd be 'concerned' and maybe even fire off a letter

to Trumpler voicing said concern. Hey, the orange shit stain is Alaska's GUY. They love him there, and he wouldn't ever do wrong by them I'm sure. Right?

[Katcat]

10. I am sure

She will hammer him





With a marshmallow hammer.

[efhmc]

4. All a bid for that N peace prize.

[slightlv]

31. That IS the end game for trump. He doesn't care about anything else.

I can't wait to see the Nobel go to somebody actually deserving. I hope the committee doesn't bend to threats and bribes.

[Walleye]

5. I seem to remember some kind of shit about Hillary selling uranium to Russia? That was all crap I guess.

Oh wow, were they outraged?

[mac56]

16. Every accusation is a confession

[Initech]

6. Once again, this would be a career ender for any other president.

[Tree Lady]

29. I can't imagine any Republican before him

Changing the National museums, taking over cities, cementing over the rose garden, forcing a budget that will bankrupt us, we have had some bad ones before but this is insane.

And telling women to have babies while doing everything to get rid of OB doctors.

My husband is convinced he will eventually come after us dem activists.

[Hornedfrog2000]

36. For sure

He will seize our 401ks, cash, gold, anything he wants to soon. We will be investigated fir tax fraud, etc.

[Initech]

41. This psychopath is crossing lines that most dictators wouldn't.

They are completely out of control, this is getting to be too much, and I feel like we haven't seen anything yet.

[Tree Lady]

42. I am scared of that also

And the fact that no one seems able to hold him back. We were supposed to have departments like DOJ nonpartisan for that very reason but he has fired anyone not loyal to him in most departments.

And the Supreme Court has unqualified judges on it appointed by Trump who have made the highest courts just another department of Trumps attending to him and whatever he wants.

I have no faith in future elections since I know in my heart they cheated and will again.

[PSPS]

7. This will certainly keep the epstein files out of the news for a while

[wiggs]

8. He's giving away something that isn't his. That's why he doesn't care. nt

[WestMichRad]

13. Yes, exactly.

And in return, Putin can give TSF the Gaza Strip so he can build a marvelous seaside resort. A win-win!

[riversedge]

11. This isn't foreign policy; it's a geopolitical fire sale. The admin is putting American strategic assets on the clearanc

This isn't foreign policy; it's a geopolitical fire sale. The admin is putting American strategic assets on the clearance rack, hoping a quick photo-op with a dictator is worth the price. A truly bizarre business model.

The "deal" is a catalog of concessions. The admin is reportedly offering Putin access to the Bering Strait's oil reserves AND legitimizing his conquest by granting rights to minerals in occupied Ukraine—the same minerals the U.S. secured via a deal with Kyiv just this past April.

This is transactional diplomacy in action: American assets become bargaining chips, and conquest is rewarded with a contract.

Link to tweet

[AntiFascist]

12. Putin must have plenty of Epstein's kompromat on Trump and other Republicans....

EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPSTEIN, EPTSTEIN...!!!

[Brainfodder]

14. Just a President finishing his FULL traitor achievement? NOTHING TO SEE HERE, YOU WANT THE EPSTEIN FILES!

[twodogsbarking]

15. So that's what Putin wanted. Good boi Don, now go fetch my slippers.

[ancianita]

17. Is it possible this could get us another Democratic senator from AK?

[Torchlight]

18. Mr trump seems really intent on appeasing Putin at the expense of

both Washington as well as Kyiv. I'd hazard Ukraine has more support from Americans than trump does, forcing a tighter line to waddle than he's used to.

[Retrograde]

19. William Seward is rolling in his grave

How long before Donnie decides that the US paid too little for Alaska and tries to funnel more cash to his buddy?

[Shipwack]

34. Seward's acquisition wasn't popular at the time...

…nor for many years afterwards.

It was called Seward’s Folly.

[Martin68]

20. Selling our country down the river. Trump is insane.

[NBachers]

21. Who cleans up the massive derrick oil spills?

[Jacoby365]

22. Wait a minute, Trump says we need Greenland:

"We need Greenland for national security and international security," and believes acquiring it would bolster global security and counter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic.

And now he wants to give Alaska to Russia?

Putin definitely has kompromat on Trump if this is true.

[FredGarvin]

23. Clickbait nonsense

Shame on you

[yardwork]

28. What evidence do you have to back up that claim?

[speak easy]

24. Krasnov is the lowest of the low.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

25. There's a push on in Russia to take Alaska back, by force, if necessary.

It looks like TACO is going to do that, one piece at a time. The fallacy that the sea (and hence the land below) is currently shared by the two countries is being floated as a reason to justify letting Russia take our oil and gas resources.

There is a hard boundary line between the U.S. and Russia. That's why fighter aircraft are launched whenever any Russian aircraft crosses -- or even approaches -- that boundary.


Isn't giving part of the U.S. to our enemy an impeachable offense? If not, what is?

Let's see the Repukes defend this move.

It wouldn't surprise me if Russian military aircraft will "escort" Putin's aircraft ("Russki One" ) all the way to Elmendorf AFB.

Felon47 would give Putin the entire U.S. if it got him the Nobel Peace Prize.

[delisen]

26. Putin wants Alaska back. Republicans will eventually give it to him

This is why we must get Republicans out of all three branches of government.

The party members are compromized.

[bucolic_frolic]

27. Treason /nt

[Ilsa]

30. Don't Alaskan-born citizens receive an annual dividend

from the extraction of natural resources? Trump is fine with cheating them, of course.

[Dustlawyer]

32. He is such a stupid, corrupt, uncaring, asshole!

A complete dumbass!

[hadEnuf]

33. So he is willing to commit treason again

just to make himself look good.

[ChicagoTeamster]

35. Obviously the crook is mixing a sidebar offer with ceasefire negotiations

Trump has been using everything he does as president to enrich himself. Obviously he is soliciting a bribe to himself and/or his businesses in exchange for the Alaska deal as well as Ukraine's resources. Must be selling a lot of Trump crypto to Russians. Write/call your congress critters and complain like hell about this,

[ImNotGod]

37. Actually I'm all for tRump giving the USSR all the rights to Alaska's yellow snow Resources. nt

[Diraven]

38. So let me get this straight:

The whole reason Trump was demanding that Ukraine give us all their rare earth mining rights for months was so he could turn around and offer them all to Russia so he could get credit for making a peace deal? That is truly crazy...

[Cha]

40. Ya Think! We knew this Yesterday.. There

will be Fury

Magas: But it's Traitor.. he can do what he wants.

Mahalo, BRDS

[vapor2]

43. WTF right does he have to sell out Alaska?

[travelingthrulife]

44. So We the People are going to pay Putin to leave Ukraine alone? Is that for all of time?

Another classic deal.

[Emrys]

45. Russia has plenty of "rare earth" minerals on its own legitimate territory

The US currently has substantial untapped deposits, e.g. lithium in and around the Salton Sea in California.

What they both lack are processing facilities for what are very dirty extraction and refining processes, which China has. ("Rare earths" aren't particularly rare.)

My understanding was that Trump was going to offer Putin access to deposits in the east Ukrainian lands Russia's partially occupied, along with assistance in extracting and processing them, which would deserve a Nobel Prize for chutzpah.