Russian state media personalities have been pushing for a partnership with Donald Trump to split ownership of Greenland.
The president-elect has renewed his interest in possibly buying the world's largest island, which is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Kremlin-linked talking heads are excited by the possibility that the U.S. might launch a military operation to help Vladimir Putin launder his invasion of Ukraine, reported The Daily Beast.
“In recent days, events have been developing very rapidly,” said State Duma member Andrey Gurulyov on "Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov," according to a translation by Russian media monitor Julia Davis. “We should recognize that basically, the war in the Arctic has started. We’ve been getting ready for this and strengthening our Arctic component.”
Gurulyov, a former deputy commander of the Southern Military District of the Russian military, then wondered whether Russia needed Greenland for its own security, which Trump has cited as a reason the U.S. should seek control of the Arctic island.
“If all else fails, we can make a deal with Trump and split Greenland in two parts,” Gurulyov said. “Clearly, Denmark will never set foot there again.”
State TV talking heads promoted the idea that Trump's election has already threatened U.S. relations with Europe to the benefit of Russia.
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“Basically, everything has collapsed," said Vladimir Solovyov, the host of the "Sunday Evening" program. "Europe is in a panic, since they used to talk about an immutable order and inviolable borders... America totally broke the rules-based world. It said that the only rules are those that the new owner of the White House considers to be rules.”
Solovyov added that this dynamic would force Europe to turn to Russia for guidance.
“Our country is immense," Solovyov said. "This means that we will continue to have many enemies. We will make our friends ourselves. We have to win — then, everyone who is on the fence right now will suddenly become our closest friends.”
However, one of Solovyov's guests argued last month that Trump's vision for Greenland should be seen as a threat.
“By stepping upon Greenland with an American boot, Trump is shoving his foot into our Arctic door... to turn the U.S. into more of an Arctic nation than they presently are," writer Nikolai Starikov told Solovyov. "This is their plan for the future — and this bell tolls for us.”