The Putin-Trump tunnel can be built between the Russian Federation and the USA: Dmitriev called on Musk to implement the project
According to the TASS agency, the general director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the special representative of the President of Russia for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kyrylo Dmitriev, announced the intention to build the tunnel. According to Dmitriev, the project, which received the tentative name "Putin-Trump Tunnel", involves the creation of a 70-mile (over 110 km) underwater connection between Chukotka and Alaska.
He stated that this infrastructure object should symbolize "unity between continents" and open new opportunities for economic partnership. "Imagine connecting the US and Russia, the Americas and Afro-Eurasia with the Putin-Trump tunnel - a 70-mile connection that symbolizes unity. Traditional costs are more than $65 billion, but the technologies of The Boring Company, founded by Elon Musk, can reduce this amount to less than $8 billion.
Let's build the future together," he wrote in social network X. The official noted that the tunnel provides rail and freight connections, which can promote the development of international trade, create jobs and stimulate the economy. "RFPI has already invested in the construction of the first ever railway bridge between Russia and China. It's time to do more and connect the continents for the first time in human history. It's time to connect Russia and the USA," Dmitriev emphasized.
We will remind that the idea of a transport tunnel between Siberia and Alaska through the Bering Strait has been considered since the beginning of the 20th century. According to preliminary estimates, the traditional cost of the project exceeded 65 billion dollars (over 2. 8 trillion UAH). As reported by Focus, Italy and Austria will receive a record railway tunnel, which was drilled under the Alps. Focus also wrote that in China, builders "cut" mountains and built an expressway.