Russia cheers on Greenland tensions

To listen to Donald Trump, you’d think Moscow and China would be waiting off the coast of Greenland, ready to pounce to consolidate their power in the Arctic.

President Trump recently said, “There are Russian destroyers, there are Chinese destroyers, and even more so, Russian submarines are everywhere.”

That’s why American control of Greenland is essential, according to the US president.

So how do you think Moscow has responded to claims that the U.S. takeover of Greenland would expose and potentially thwart its plot?

Russians cannot be happy. right?

erroneous.

In a surprising article, the Russian government newspaper is filled with praise for Trump and criticism of European leaders who oppose the US annexation of Greenland.

“What stands in the way of the American president’s historic breakthrough is the stubbornness of Copenhagen and the fake solidarity of intransigent European countries, including the so-called friends of the United States, Britain and France,” Rossiyskaya Gazeta wrote.

“Europe does not need the American greatness that Trump promotes. Brussels is hoping to ‘drown’ the American president in the midterm congressional elections, preventing him from completing the biggest job of his life.”

“Best deal”? The reporter explains what he means. I have to keep reminding myself that I am reading a Russian government newspaper, not an American pro-Trump publication.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta wrote, “If President Trump annexes Greenland by July 4, 2026, when the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, he will go down in history as a man who asserted American greatness.”

“With Greenland, the United States would become the second-largest country in the world after Russia, surpassing Canada in area. For Americans, this would be the planetary equivalent of Abraham Lincoln’s abolition of slavery in 1862 or the territorial conquests of the Napoleonic Wars.

“If Greenland becomes part of the United States thanks to Trump…certainly the American people will not forget that achievement.”

And the Russian journalist delivered the following message to the US president: Don’t make a U-turn.

“It is risky for the U.S. president to back down on Greenland. It would weaken the Republican Party’s position in the midterm elections and likely result in a Democratic majority on Capitol Hill and ultimately a Trump outcome. On the other hand, a quick annexation of Greenland before the election could change this political trend.”

In other words, according to the Russian government newspaper, it is in Trump’s interest to pursue plans to occupy Greenland.

Let that sink in.

But why was it praised in Moscow? Why is this seemingly encouraging?

This is because Russia has a lot to gain from the current situation.

Trump’s obsession with Greenland, his determination to seize the island and impose tariffs on European countries that oppose his plans have placed great strain on the transatlantic alliance, that is, on relations between the United States and Europe, as well as within NATO.

Moscow views anything that threatens to weaken or divide the Western alliance as a big positive for Russia.

The Russian tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets praised it in one of its articles about Greenland: “Europe has suffered a complete loss and, frankly speaking, it is pleasant to see this.”

Moreover, the US threat to annex Greenland is being used by pro-Kremlin commentators to justify Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Winning in Ukraine remains a top priority for the Kremlin.

Moscow believes maintaining positive relations with the Trump administration will help achieve this.

Therefore, Russia criticizes Europe. But not Donald Trump.