Trump, Russia and Greenland

Russia keeping close eye on Trump's claim to Greenland
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is closely monitoring the situation, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military action to take Greenland from Denmark. Peskov said the Arctic was in Russia's "sphere of national and strategic interests and it is interested in peace and stability there".
Kremlin, on Trump Remarks on Greenland and Canada, Says Russia Has Arctic Interests
A polar bear family group, consisting of an adult female and two cubs, crosses glacier ice in Southeast Greenland in this handout photograph taken in September 2016. NASA OMG/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on U.
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
Talk of a takeover of Greenland may seem fanciful. But it wouldn’t be the first time the U.S. was able to procure a piece of the Arctic. The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary of the sale in 2017,
Russian embassy comments on Trump's remarks about acquiring Greenland, media reports say
Vladimir Barbin, Russia's Ambassador to Denmark, has urged the United States "not to interfere in the political future of Greenland, " adding that Russia would respond in the event of "further deterioration of the situation in the Arctic".
Kremlin Monitoring Trump Over Greenland Rhetoric
The Kremlin is closely following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's claim to Greenland, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, expressing relief that it was currently only rhetoric. Trump refused to rule out military action to take control of the Arctic island at a press conference Tuesday.
European countries express concern over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland
France and Germany have responded with concern to Donald Trump's desire to annex Greenland. Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz claims the US President-elect's comments "triggered incomprehension" among European leaders.
Trump's Greenland Plans Lauded By Kremlin Allies As Justifying Russia's Expansionism
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s revived interest in acquiring Greenland has sparked enthusiasm in Russia, with pro-Kremlin figures hailing the proposal as a boon for Moscow’s geopolitical narrative.
Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration as she downplays his Greenland and Panama comments
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said Thursday she didn’t believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military ...
US says it has no plans to increase military presence in Greenland
The United States has no current plans to increase its military presence in Greenland, the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen said on ...
Trump Greenland grab: Darcy cartoons
President-elect Donald Trump wants to annex Greenland to the United States and his other green land of grifting, ...
New York Sun30m
A Trump Formula for Greenland: Control Without Ownership?
Greenland’s future could be the kind of Compact of Free Association that America has with three Pacific Island states, Trump ...
Trump looks to Greenland to cement his legacy and expand sphere of US influence
The president-elect said he would not rule out using military or economic action to acquire the overseas Danish territory ...
Why Does Trump Want To Buy Greenland? Here’s What To Know About The Longshot Idea.
The Danish foreign minister expressed openness to working more closely with the U.S. to ensure its interests in the region ...
‘Make Greenland Great Again’? No Thank You, Greenlanders Say.
After Donald Trump suggested he might take over Greenland by force, the consensus among the island’s population appears to be ...
Evening Standard on MSN2h
Trump talk can be 'destabilising,' says Lammy after US president elect didn't rule out invading Greenland
But the Foreign Secretary played down the prospect of a conflict between Trump’s America and Europe over Greenland ...
ThePrint43m
US says no plans on increasing military presence in Greenland after Trump shows interest
President-elect Donald Trump said that control of the strategically important island was an ‘absolute necessity’ & didn’t ...
Why would Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal? Here's what's behind U.S. interest.
Donald Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland and the Panama Canal "for national security." Here's why both places ...
Trump determined to take control of Greenland, though not by force – Reuters
Reuters, citing sources, has reported that US President-elect Donald Trump is genuinely considering the acquisition of ...
Greenland independence is possible but joining the US unlikely, Denmark says
Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but is unlikely to become a U.S. state, Denmark's foreign minister ...