That's the way the world was made.
As Russia is so large the closest US state to its size is the largest, which is Alaska.
Russia.
Canada is close to the US but does not share a land border with it. They are separated by the US-Canada border which is the longest international border in the world.
The actual rate was close to 7 cents, so to answer your question, no
Not even close, US wins by a landslide. Russia has ONE active aircraft carrier! Compare that with our 10 (and 3 more in the works). Ships capable of firing guided missiles? US 81, Russia maybe 20 or so? Submarines is where they might beat us in numbers but there are serious doubts as to the condition of many of them.
Because it is so close to us
US because it is not close to russia, and brazil.
Alaska - Western Russia is just across the Bering Strait.
Alaska,because Alaska was once apart of the Russian country.But then Russia sold Alaska to the U.S.
longer winters and close to the north pole
The Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon are just barely off the south coast of Newfoundland and are part of France, yet technically are within our territorial waters (can't get closer than that). They would make them the closest to Canada. Then the US, which shares the longest border with Canada. So the US would be a possible second (but read on). Then Russia, which has the Arctic opposite ours (joins against our territory but does not infringe / technically and legally as close as the US). Then Denmark, which has Greenland (also borders our territory and waters / technically and legally as close as the US).
Russia, so the US bought it.