Trump believes that the US needs Greenland, now similar claims are coming from Russia.
On Russian state-controlled television, MP Andrey Gurulyov states that the island should be split up.
– We need Greenland, it’s no joke. At the very least, we could make a deal with Trump and split Greenland into a couple of parts. It is clear that Denmark will never be there again, says Gurulyov.
There have been many tours around Greenland since Donald Trump Jr recently visited the island. The incoming president announced at the same time that he wanted to make “Greenland great again” and that the Greenlanders would benefit from being part of the United States.
The message from Denmark was clear – Greenland is not for sale. From Greenland, they were also clear, they don’t want to be Americans or Danes, but Greenlanders.
Gurulyov: Prepare us for war in the Arctic
Now another great power is entering the issue of Greenland. Russian MP Andrey Gurulyov shared his opinion on Greenland in the program “Sunday evening with Vladimir Solovyov” broadcast on the state-controlled Russian television channel Russia-1.
– We should realize that the war in the Arctic has basically started. We have prepared for it, says Gurulyov.
Svalbard – extremely interesting
Furthermore, he said that Russia is interested in both Greenland, which is part of Denmark, and Svalbard, which is part of Norway.
– We need Greenland, it’s no joke. At the very least, we could make a deal with Trump and split Greenland into a couple of parts. It is clear that Denmark will never be there again. Svalbard is also extremely important to us, says Gurulyov.
Andrey Gurulyov is a former army officer and has been a member of the Russian Duma since 2021. He is part of the ruling United Russia party, which supports Putin.