Kremlin special envoy Kirill Dmitriev says Russia and the United States will sign an agreement on June 5 to move forward with the design phase of a proposed tunnel connecting Russia’s Chukotka region with Alaska across the Bering Strait.
“Regarding the tunnel. We will have news tomorrow: we are signing an agreement to continue the tunnel design. The tunnel will be built,” Dmitriev said, describing the project as one of the most significant infrastructure initiatives envisioned between the two countries.
The proposal envisions a fixed land link between Asia and North America and has been promoted by Russian officials as a potential symbol of expanded economic cooperation with the United States.
Dmitriev first introduced the idea in October of last year, estimating that a conventional build could exceed $65 billion, while suggesting costs could fall below $8 billion if construction methods associated with Elon Musk’s The Boring Company were used.
