Russia says 'scary' Trump remarks on Greenland have European leaders 'reacting very cautiously'

Russia has responded to President-elect Donald Trump after he expressed a desire Tuesday for the U.S. to acquire the Danish territory of Greenland in his upcoming second term.

Trump’s remarks have been shut down by Greenland itself and criticized by world leaders all across Europe. Speaking Thursday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “it’s scary to react to Trump's words, so Europe is reacting very cautiously, modestly, quietly, almost in a whisper.”

Though Peskov offered no support or critique for Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. needs Greenland for “economic security,” he revealed that Moscow considers the Arctic “a zone of our national and strategic interests,” adding that Russia is “interested in preserving an atmosphere of peace and stability” there.

Trump’s controversial statement came as his son, Donald Trump Jr., visited the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, in a private Trump jet.

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[thatswhatshesaidbro]

Greenland won’t know what they have until it’s gone

- EU passport

- free Healthcare

- free Education

- 25% of their budget paid by Denmark

[jamesgollan]

Russia fighting for NATO against the USA…/ wow

[jaundice_japlin]

Its fascinating that trump is picking fights with allies hasn't said a bad thing about russia....

[Karl]

Trump: I want Canada and Greenland.
Me: Go wear your gear and help fight the wild fire in LA

[mhuffman]

Actually negotiations are open for discussion. It’s beneficial to all to have these conversations and negotiations

[pauljones]

Well Russia has been asking for an extreme overreach of offshore territorial waters at the UN repeatedly.

[michaellysak]

I don't think Trump ever shuts up, he must talk in his sleep as well.😊

[jjsurf-net_]

What's alarming is the partnership that America wants to have with Russia all the way!!

[Rocketman]

Trump has lost his mind. Speaking like a dictator.. .

[oYFOR]

With the constitution of 1953, Greenland's colonial status was abolished, and the island became a county in the Danish kingdom, with the Greenlanders receiving Danish citizenship.

[lifegem]

Never believe a word that comes out this clowns mouth

[IlyaZholdakov]

Opinion of the people of the four regions - the regions they don't even fully control. What about the people of Mars?

[sergeikhripun]

Denmark which owns Greenland sent their F-16s to Ukraine and now they want to buy more F-16s from the US. 😂😂😂

[halon]

Don't do it Greenland! You will be neglected like North Carolina and Maui..

[starbase]

I thought he was going to say, "if they say that it is necessary to take into account the opinion of the people, then perhaps we should remember that the people of Greenland want to be independent."

But no, of course he wouldn't say that. Russia wants Greenland for itself.

In any case, the opinion of the people of those four regions? Well, you chased most of those people away.

[DanielButler-dd]

If there is one thing that I have learned it is that I get all my news about American politics filtered through Russian politicians, and vice versa.

[Ymmoyason]

They are screaming about china taking Taiwan. And then they talk about over take an island that is danish?

[MichiganJFroggg]

The Russians could march across Canada to the USA and Trudeau wouldn't even notice. Just recall the balloons!

[DJEK]

More political game playing being passed off as news. Come on global.

[c.curmudgeon]

Shouldn't we just ask people living on Greenland what they want?

Either they want to be completely independent of Denmark, want to stay with Denmark, or they want to become a part of the United States.

So imperialism is only called out as it's not a European nation doing it?