Trump may offer Putin natural resources off Alaska’s coast; this map shows potential sites

U.S. president may offer access rights, lift some sanctions as part of deal to end war in Ukraine

A map of oil and gas wells in Alaska spans areas highlighted by Newsweek as possible sites President Donald Trump may offer Russia access to as part of summit talks on Friday, Aug. 15, in Anchorage. (U.S. Geological Survey)

Newsweek has mapped the coastal areas around Alaska that could be part of an incentive deal President Donald Trump offers Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine.

Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that access to Alaska's natural resources—oil and gas—could be up for discussion when the leaders meet in Anchorage on Friday, as well as rare earth minerals in Ukraine and lifting some sanctions on Russia's aviation sector…(Read full story)