A Kremlin envoy has proposed constructing a “ Putin – Trump ” rail tunnel beneath the Bering Strait to connect Russia and the United States, facilitate joint natural resource exploration, and serve as a symbol of unity.

The proposal by Kirill Dmitriev, President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy and head of Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund, envisages a construction project costing $8 billion, funded by Moscow and “international partners”, to build a 70-mile (112-km) rail and cargo link in under eight years.

Dmitriev, who has helped spearhead a Russian charm offensive designed to revive U.S.-Russia ties, floated the idea late on Thursday after Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone and agreed to meet in Budapest to seek a way to stop the war in Ukraine.

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