Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upset the delicate and broadly depoliticised balance in the Arctic – and now Trump has taken a sledgehammer to it, argues Edward Jones

Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said Russia can't help but be "concerned" over President-elect Donald Trump's "unclear approaches".

Geopolitical tensions surrounding Greenland are escalating, with Russia seeking to insert itself into the American-Danish dispute. Speaking on state television, a Russian lawmaker suggested that Greenland should be divided into sections,

Trump said in a press conference this week that he would not rule out using military force to seize Greenland.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is once again making waves with his pursuit of Greenland, this time refusing to rule out using force to gain control of the Arctic island from ally Denmark. But Washington had been interested in Greenland long before Trump came along.

U.S. strategic interest, however crudely Trump advertises it, reflects warranted concerns about encroachment by Russia and China.

Pursuing our own national interest has been a priority since our nation’s founding. President Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase. Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams secured Florida. John Tyler annexed Texas. James Polk negotiated boundaries for Oregon and acquired California.

The US has long seen Greenland as essential to its defence and its acquisition has been discussed before. Not just in 2019 during Trump’s first term when it was dismissed as so much nonsensical bluster but as early as 1946 and even 1867,

President-elect Trump’s talk of taking over or acquiring Greenland is highlighting bipartisan talks about the need to increase security around the Arctic island and boost defenses in the region.

Solovyov proposed a land corridor through NATO countries, likening it to Trump's call to acquire Greenland for U.S. security.