Close Advertising Alaska’s historic summit has a lot of history Like About Share0 views0% 0 0Why did Trump pick Alaska to meet with Putin? CNN’s Kevin Liptak explains the long history between Russia and Alaska and how the US state used to be Russian territory until 1867. #CNN #News Date: August 15, 2025CNN Alaska pick Trump Related videos 7K 95% Trump silent as Putin launches second-biggest attack of war 8K 90% Democrat overseeing DOGE shares what she believes Musk is planning to do 3K 88% Haberman reveals how Trump feels about letter from federal prosecutors 6K 78% River rips bridge apart in Argentina 2K 94% See how Biden, Harris, Trump reacted to Affirmative Action ruling 9K 93% Tariffs take effect, nightclub collapse, police shoot teenager & more 9K 95% Police release new images of the gun used in the Midtown Manhattan shooting 9K 92% Georgia election subversion case under scrutiny over alleged affair Show more related videos