Russia Rebuts Trump's Greenland Takeover Claims
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the matter during a Tuesday briefing where he reviewed Russia's diplomatic endeavors throughout 2025. The top diplomat dismissed President Donald Trump's assertions as unfounded.
"We have no plans to capture Greenland. It's not our issue. We think Washington knows well about the absence of such plans both in Russia and China," Lavrov stated.
The foreign minister also shot down rumors regarding potential mutual defense pacts with Greenland or Iceland, characterizing such speculation as baseless given current geopolitical realities.
Lavrov emphasized that Moscow remains a distant observer of Greenland-related developments rather than an active participant, pushing back against characterizations of Russia as a menace to the mineral-wealthy island.
Trump has publicly pursued acquisition of Greenland—a self-governing territory under Denmark's sovereignty—despite fierce European resistance. The American president has framed the pursuit as essential for protecting national interests and countering strategic competitors including China and Russia.
Drawing a parallel, Lavrov compared Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014, to Greenland's strategic value for American security interests.
"When they justify what's going on around Greenland by saying that otherwise Russia or China would seize it, there is no proof of that. And in the West, economists and political scientists are already refuting them," Lavrov said. "We have nothing to do with this issue. We will monitor the situation."
Lavrov positioned the Greenland question within broader historical context, describing it as fallout from colonial history. The territory spent centuries under Norwegian then Danish administration before its political arrangement evolved during the mid-1900s.
He noted that Greenland's colonial legacy and subsequent institutional connections, particularly ties to European frameworks, continue influencing contemporary geopolitical discourse surrounding the island.
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