Russia's Arctic militarization behind Trump's focus on Greenland
Russian nuclear submarines patrol the Arctic seas, while a growing fleet of nuclear-powered ice breakers projects Kremlin power across the region. China and Russia have conducted joint military drills in the Arctic. Beijing is also seeking access to valuable minerals beneath the ice.
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
"We could make a deal with Trump and split Greenland into a couple of pieces," said Andrey Gurulyov, a Russian politician.
Trump said in a press conference this week that he would not rule out using military force to seize Greenland.
One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no ...
Russia once floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland in a forged fundraising letter sent to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton ...
Donald Trump has refused to rule out using military force to seize the world's largest island, and the Kremlin's concern is ...
The Kremlin says it’s watching with “great interest” President-elect Trump’s ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. ...
Russia is "watching this rather dramatic development of the situation very closely," President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson ...
“People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do, they should give it up, because we need ...
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