I spent crazy amounts of hours – days, really – doing this. I figured I might at least try and save someone else some time.
The solution I went with was a simple software-based VPN using AWS Linux instances in either region. I went with IPSec as my encryption/tunneling mechanism, and ISAKMP IKE as my method of sharing keys. I selected Libreswan as my VPN software. I evaluated and discarded several other potential solutions, but this is what I actually got to work for me.
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