{"content":" Reports suggest that a senior Russian representative close to President Vladimir Putin has approached Elon Musk with an unusual proposal: asking Musk’s tunneling company, The Boring Company, to construct a massive underground passage beneath the Bering Strait. This project, if realized, would directly connect Alaska in the United States with Russia’s Far East — creating the first land-transport link between the two continents. The initiative has been informally branded the “Putin–Trump Tunnel”, a symbolic name meant to highlight cooperation between Moscow and Washington. The idea was put forward by Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund. He estimated that the venture could be finished within nine years at a cost of nearly US$9 billion — equivalent to about Rp 140 trillion, based on an exchange rate of Rp 15,600 per US dollar. This ambitious concept gained traction after a recent phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, where both leaders reportedly discussed potential pathways to ease tensions over the war in Ukraine. By promoting the tunnel, Russian officials are also hoping to attract Elon Musk and the U.S. government toward closer engagement with Moscow. Supporters of the plan argue it could open new trade corridors, boost Arctic resource development, and stand as a historic peace-building project. However, critics highlight serious challenges — including extreme weather in the region, complex engineering demands, high financial risk, and political roadblocks given current U.S.–Russia relations. Whether this tunnel remains just a vision or evolves into a genuine mega-project will depend heavily on global politics, financial backing, and Musk’s willingness to commit his technology to one of the most ambitious infrastructure ideas in modern history. #GlobalEconomy #Geopolitics #FedRateCutExpectations #USBankingCreditRisk ","images":["https://d35imkjvkj28kt.cloudfront.net/uploadfile/article/blog/2025102025/10/19/ecef31d95acbee22892588a31617a0f9.jpg"],"tags":[],"tradingPairs":[],"quotearticleid":0}