Russia has stated that it is closely monitoring the situation regarding Greenland following remarks made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who refused to rule out military or economic measures to take control of the territory from Denmark.
“We are watching this rather dramatic development of the situation, but so far, thank God, it remains at the level of statements,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
“The Arctic region is an area of our national and strategic interests. We are present in the Arctic region and will continue to be there,” Peskov added.
The vast territory of Greenland, most of which lies within the Arctic Circle, has officially been part of Denmark since 1953, although the island has its own government.”
