Claim: In January 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the 1867 sale of Alaska to the United States was "illegal." It claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the 1867 sale of Alaska "illegal." For instance, one Reddit post on the topic read, "Putin stokes tensions with US, declares 1867 sale of Alaska 'illegal.'" "Putin signed an order insinuating the sale of Alaska to the United States in 1867 was illegitimate. In sum, given that the decree signed by Putin did not declare that the 1867 sale of Alaska was "illegal" — or indeed mention Alaska at all — we have rated this claim as False.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2024 00:17 UTC