In this photo in the pool distributed by the Russian State Agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin, participates in the video associated with the video to start submarines with nuclear nuclear nuclear drive Yasen-m in Arctic Circle Port in Murmansk on March 27, 2025.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin He warned that he would stupidly release the US President Donald Trump'S Push control from Greenland, saying that this movement is not surprising, taking into account America's many years of interest Minerals rich territory.
Putin said on Thursday that by giving a serious speech in Russia, the world's largest city north of the Arctic circle, he said that Trump said that the Greenland annex “is a problem that concerns two specific nations and has nothing to do with us.”
“It's a deep mistake to treat it as ridiculous conversations of the new US administration. Nothing like that,” Putin he said.
He added that the US had such plans “already in the 1860s” and marked that the country offered the purchase of Greenland from Denmark after World War II.
“In short, the United States has serious plans for Greenland. These plans have long historical roots, as I mentioned, and it is obvious that the United States will continue to consistently develop their geo-strategic, military and economic interests in the Arctic,” said Putin.
His comments, which were not critical of Trump's intentions, come like the US vice president JD Vance Is preparing to conduct a loud US delegation to Greenland on Friday.
Vance said in the film Published On the social media platform X will join his wife, Usha Vance at the beginning of this week, to “check what is happening with Greenland's security”.
Trump has repeatedly expressed the desire to take control of the autonomous Danish territory, describing the perspective as a “absolute necessity” for purposes related to national security.
The government's governments of both Greenland and Denmark expressed strong opposition to Trump's plans, along with the silent Egede, the outgoing Prime Minister of Greenland, earlier this month Saying, “Do not treat us with disregard. Enough.”
NATO fears
While Putin insisted that the tension between Greenland and the US would not be related to Russia, he expressed concerns “about the fact that NATO countries are increasingly determining a distant north as a reduction in possible conflicts and practicing the use of soldiers in these conditions.”
Indicated Finland AND Swedenwho joined the NATO alliance in 2023 and 2024, respectively, saying that Russia until recently had no problems with them, but now they created problems.
“Why? You can't understand. But we will still go from the current reality and react to all this,” said Putin, saying that Russia monitors the development of the Arctic, creating a response strategy, increasing the possibilities of fighting and modernizing military infrastructure.
“We will not tolerate any violations in the sovereignty of our country and will steadily protect our national interests,” he said.
Both Finland and Sweden followed closer neutrality and military unevenness, but changed its position through the Russian invasion of its neighbor of Ukraine in 2022. Finland has a border with Russia, and Sweden shares the sea border with this country.