https://www.russia-briefing.com/news/alaska-must-be-returned-to-russia-political-scientist.html/
To summarize (though it’s a short, phoned-in article anyway): This is an “Amerika cannot possibly establish its own sinful Orthodox Church!!!”-type argument.
Yes, really.
And… and… “Alaska is just 55 km from Russia!”
Well, yes. And Alaska just so happens to be 0 km from America because… Alaska is America. Making the American claim superior! 🇺🇸
Bringing it back to an American context really shows how flimsy the pretexts of Russian imperialism are.
