US President Donald Trump’s declared plan to purchase Greenland was “serious,” according to Vladimir Putin.
Despite the escalating geopolitical conflicts in the Arctic, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that his country is open to working with international partners, including those from the West, on profitable projects that will benefit all parties.
Putin said in a major address on Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s declared plan to buy Greenland was “serious” and that it was obvious the US would keep advancing its Arctic interests. He said that Russia had nothing to do with the Greenland issue.
Referring to the alliance’s newest members, he stated that Moscow was worried that “NATO countries in general are increasingly designating the far north as a springboard for possible conflicts, practising the use of troops in these conditions, including by their ‘new recruits,’ Finland and Sweden.”
Russia was keeping an eye on events and preparing a reaction, which included increasing its military power in the area. Putin declared, “We will consistently defend our national interests and will not permit infringements on our sovereignty.”
According to Yulia Shapovalova, who reported from Moscow, the Russian president has made building the region’s infrastructure a top priority in order to enhance living conditions and provide better access to the Arctic’s natural riches.
“Putin sees many opportunities for the region to develop further, but the most crucial path is to strengthen transportation and logistics in the Arctic,” she stated.
As the shortest shipping route between western Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific area, Russia is likewise eager to develop the Northern Sea Route, but it won’t do it alone. It’s prepared for opportunities in the Arctic and eager to collaborate,” Shapovalova stated.
Trump’s repeated claims that he intends to buy Greenland have caused a major surge in attention to the Arctic’s strategic significance for shipping, mining, and security. He hasn’t ruled out coercing it.
Under the sea and on the land, the Arctic has minerals and fossil fuels that may become more accessible as a result of global warming. Defense analysts claim that Russia has expanded its footprint in this region of military rivalry far more quickly than the West by modernizing its navy and reopening bases from the Soviet era.
Because it serves as an early warning system against nuclear threats, the US views the Arctic as essential to national security.
As the two nations seek a swift rapprochement that has alarmed Ukraine and its European allies, the Kremlin claims that the Arctic is a region of strategic relevance for Russia and proposed in February that the US and Russia could collaborate to explore natural resources there.
