Putin says Greenland ‘nothing to do with Russia’ in nod to US

Written by on March 28, 2025

Steve Rosenberg

Russia Editor

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Speaking in the Russian Arctic on Thursday, Putin said competition in the region was intensifying

In Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle, President Vladimir Putin vowed to "strengthen Russia's global leadership in the Arctic", while warning that "geopolitical competition in the region" was intensifying.

The first example he gave was Donald Trump's idea to acquire Greenland.

But from the Kremlin leader there was no criticism . . .



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