Putin Signals Readiness to Work with US Firms in Alaska

We have good proposals for working with US companies in Alaska. The President of the Russian Federation announced this at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum.

"There are resources there, and we have gas extraction and liquefaction technologies. They are much more efficient than those at the disposal of some of our American colleagues. And they know it. At the level of economic actors, companies are ready for cooperation," Putin stated.

Earlier, the Reuters agency had reported that the US and Russia had discussed several energy deals during negotiations in Alaska.

Putin also commented on the possibility of Russia's cooperation with other countries, including the US. He also noted that a political decision is needed to resume economic work between Russia and the US.