The Arctic is a strategic interest of the Russian Federation, the Kremlin reacts to Trump’s dreams about Greenland

“The Arctic is a zone of our national interests, our strategic interests. We are present in the Arctic region and will continue to be present in it,” said Peskov, who, according to the TASS agency, said this in response to “American claims on Canada and Greenland.”

According to Peskov, the Russian Federation is “interested in maintaining an atmosphere of peace and stability” in the area, on which it is “ready to cooperate with all countries of the world”.

Trump showed interest in Greenland already in 2019 in his first term. He showed interest in it again in January, when he also stated that he could not rule out that he would try to acquire the territory by military force.

A number of countries responded to this, including France, whose Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated that the European Union, of which Denmark is a part, will not allow any attacks on the sovereignty of its borders. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed the same opinion, stating that “the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country”.

According to Trump’s adviser Waltz, the USA wants to take control of Greenland because of the Russian and Chinese threat, but also because of the mineral resources.

“You have Russia there, which is trying to become the king of the Arctic. They have over 60 icebreakers, we have two here and one is out of action,” he said, according to Reuters, adding that China has also increased its operations in the area. “These are also important minerals. Natural resources. It is also oil and natural gas,” he added.

In addition to Greenland, Trump also showed interest in Canada, but according to his words, he does not want to occupy it with military force, but with economic pressure. On the contrary, Canadian legislators suggest that the three American states of Washington, Oregon and California become part of Canada, or that Canada could buy Minnesota and Alaska.