Kremlin, on Trump Remarks on Greenland and Canada, Says Russia Has Arctic Interests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about acquiring Greenland, absorbing Canada and taking control of the Panama Canal.
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
Talk of a takeover of Greenland may seem fanciful. But it wouldn’t be the first time the U.S. was able to procure a piece of the Arctic. The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary of the sale in 2017,
Russia keeping close eye on Trump's claim to Greenland
Trump's remarks on Greenland - a largely autonomous Danish territory - have drawn a warning from European leaders. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas has stressed that "we have to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Greenland",
Ukraine confirmed responsibility for a strike against a Russian oil base in the city of Engels. Meanwhile, Donald Trump said he hoped to end the war in Ukraine before he reached six months in office.
Ukraine on Wednesday said that its forces had hit a Russian oil depot that services Moscow's air force hundreds of kilometres from the warring countries' shared border.
A major natural gas pipeline supplying Russian energy to Europe ran dry Wednesday after Ukraine stopped Moscow’s six-decade ...
The Kremlin is continuing to promote its 'Time for Heroes' programme, which aims to place veterans of Russia's war with Ukraine in local, regional, and federal government positions. This program ...
Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is demanding answers, saying Vladimir Putin's latest apology "isn't enough" and that Moscow ...
A pro-Kremlin bloggers released a video on the Telegram social messaging app on Friday that showed Santa Claus being shot ...
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Pro-government Slovak MPs to travel to Moscow to 'restore some relations'A group of pro-government Slovak lawmakers plan to visit Moscow later in January to develop "dialogue" with Russia, according ...
A Kremlin supporter has claimed Russia is behind the sabotage of the Baltic Sea cables linking Finland and Estonia.
The leader of Azerbaijan criticized the Russian response to the crash of a passenger jet that Azerbaijani officials said had ...
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