Vladimir Putin wants tunnel between Chukotka and Alaska

VLADIMIR PUTIN, the Russian president, is to raise plans for a tunnel to link his country with America when he meets his US counterpart, George W Bush, next Sunday.

The 64-mile tunnel would run under the Bering Strait between Chukotka, in the Russian far east, and Alaska; the cost is estimated at


Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club and governor of Chukotka, has invested