Overview

• Kirill Dmitriev announced an AI-generated video contest on X for the so-called 'Putin–Trump tunnel' linking Russia and Alaska, asking entrants to use the hashtag putintrumptunnel.
• Listed prizes include a four-day trip to Russia's Far East or Alaska, or a first journey through the tunnel if it ever exists.
• Dmitriev said the idea has drawn about two million views and attention from major media, adding that President Donald Trump called it 'interesting' and that Volodymyr Zelensky was sharply critical.
• He claimed the project could be built for under $8 billion in less than eight years using Boring Company technology, a timeline and cost that have not been independently corroborated.
• RIA Novosti reported that a Chukotka–Alaska tunnel would be roughly twice the length of the Channel Tunnel, while no formal binational approvals or engineering commitments have been announced.