Russia’s Putin says it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to dismiss Trump’s push for Greenland
Russia’s Putin says it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to dismiss Trump’s push for Greenland. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned it would be foolish to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump ’s push for control of Greenland, saying the move is unsurprising given America’s longtime interest in the mineral-rich territory. Delivering a major speech in Russia’s Murmansk, the world’s largest city north of the Arctic Circle, Putin said on Thursday that Trump’s stated intent to annex Greenland “is an issue that concerns two specific nations and has nothing to do with us.” It is a profound mistake to treat it as some preposterous talk by the new U.S. administration. Nothing of the sort,” Putin said . He added that the U.S. had such plans “as far back as the 1860s” and flagged that the country had offered to buy Greenland from Denmark after World War II. “In short, the United States has serious plans regarding Greenland. These plans have lon...