Putin is building a new bridge! Way to Sakhalin!

[Ülev]

in Russian language only

[Satem]

So Transsiberian rail will be able to go up to Sakhalin?

[Ülev]

and even further, they proposed Japan to build yet another bridge (tunnel) from Sakhalin to Hokkaido

[kundur]

They would. They already built one on Kerch Strait, linking up mainland to Crimea.

and even further, they proposed Japan to build yet another bridge (tunnel) from Sakhalin to Hokkaido

Difficult. Japan-USSR were officially in state of war until 1956, later ties between the two states improved. However, to this day the territorial disputes have not been settled. Any rapprochement would require a Russian withdrawal from some disputed islands. China would also not be happy if Russia gets too close to Japan.

[Satem]

and even further, they proposed Japan to build yet another bridge (tunnel) from Sakhalin to Hokkaido

I would be surprised if Japanese would agree

[Ülev]

Geopolitics

[Satem]

and even further, they proposed Japan to build yet another bridge (tunnel) from Sakhalin to Hokkaido

I would be surprised if Japanese would agree

[Roy]

What is the incentive? There are more brown bears than human beings on Sakhalin.

[Ülev]

What is the incentive? There are more brown bears than human beings on Sakhalin.

natural resources in Sakhalin that will be a railway bridge (plus eventually connection with Japan)

[Rumata]

They wanna suck the country dry while they can, it seems.