An American officer called on the United States to buy the Commander Islands from Russia for $15 billion.

American Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Fritz offered the US government to buy the Commander Islands from Russia for $15 billion in order to monitor China's actions in the region. He wrote about this in an article for Breaking Defense on July 29.

"The proposal is for the United States to achieve a peaceful and pragmatic acquisition of the Commander Islands from the Russian Federation for $15 billion to monitor the potential activity of Chinese submarines attempting to enter the Arctic Ocean," the publication says.

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