Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at the summit of leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in Moscow, Russia, on October 8, 2024.
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The Kremlin said on Thursday it was closely monitoring President-elect Donald Trump’s continued pursuit of Greenland.
Earlier this week, Trump said he would not rule out using military force to seize the strategically important Arctic island, an autonomous territory of Denmark, saying it was in U.S. economic and national interests.
Trump’s comments received some support from pro-Kremlin figures in Russia, some of whom are close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said any U.S. move to claim Greenland would undermine Russia’s own expansionist goals and Legitimizing ambitions to restore former Soviet territories such as the Baltics as their own.
European leaders have warned President-elect Trump not to seize Greenland, saying such a move would violate international borders, while Denmark and Greenland have said the island, where the United States has a military base, is “not for sale.”
The Kremlin made its first public comment on the matter on Thursday, with press secretary Dmitry Peskov saying Russia was closely monitoring developments.
According to comments, Peskov told reporters on Thursday: “Such statements may be more of a matter of bilateral relations between the United States and Denmark.” According to Russian state news agency TASS And translated by Google.
“We are closely following the dramatic developments of the situation, but thank God so far (the situation remains) at the level of declarations,” Peskov said.
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