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March 26 (UPI) -- A Russian mayor in the Siberian city of Yakutsk has demanded that a small Alaskan island be returned to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Xcathdra
Russian mayor demands Alaskan island be returned to Russia
March 26 (UPI) -- A Russian mayor in the Siberian city of Yakutsk has demanded that a small Alaskan island be returned to the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Has the world run out of Prozac or what? Every time we turn around there is another country demanding territory from another nation. Is it really going to take humanity sending humanity back into the stone age in order to resolve these idiotic reasons?
All that time and effort to claim territory only to find out in the end that the Annunaki have returned to enforce their claim on Earth.
I have to agree with a comment that was made in another thread... This is turning into a real life version of spy verses spy.
ETA - Apparently it can become more absurd.
Thousands sign WhiteHouse.gov petition for Alaska to secede -- to Russia
To answer the age old question about states leaving the union - It cannot be done unilaterally.edit on 30-3-2014 by Xcathdra because: (no reason given)
Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
They can have it on the condition that Sarah Palin is transferred along with the island.
ghostfacekilah00
Am I missing something here? Russia sold Alaska to the US, and now a Russian mayor is "demanding" an Alaskan island be returned to Russia? Um, maybe you shouldn't have sold it in the first place? This is comically nonsensical.
"2014 we will mark the 220th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church mission to North America and this is a perfect time to pay attention to the Russian America. I stand for the restoration of historical justice -- the return of Spruce Island to its lawful owner -- the Russian Orthodox Church." Yakutsk Mayor Aysen Nikolayev told a local newspaper.
Yakutsk researchers claim they found a certificate of transfer in the Alaskan capital of Juneau that says the island was granted to the Russian Orthodox Church "for eternity." A senior church official said the papers must be studied for verification of their validity.
Spruce island has 250 residents who are still considered to be living on American soil.
Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
reply to post by Xcathdra
Neither Pelosi nor Obama live in, or are from Alaska. So it wouldn't work.
Palin can see Russia from her backyard, so she wouldn't notice the difference.
ZeussusZ
reply to post by Elton
If Israel can get a whole country by using a book, Russia should be able to get a bit with a certificate.
With that being said the Russians don't seem to care about treaties.
ghostfacekilah00
Am I missing something here? Russia sold Alaska to the US, and now a Russian mayor is "demanding" an Alaskan island be returned to Russia? Um, maybe you shouldn't have sold it in the first place? This is comically nonsensical.
markosity1973
reply to post by Elton
If they can produce the alleged certificate, things will get very interesting indeed.
Tell that to the Native American population. People in glass houses and all that.
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Spruce island has 250 residents who are still considered to be living on American soil.