Russia says it's monitoring Trump's 'extraordinary' push to take over Greenland

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNBC

Published Fri, Jan 16 2026 6:09 AM EST | Updated 20 Min Ago


Russia called the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland “extraordinary” on Friday, adding it would continue monitoring the situation.

“The situation is unusual, I would even say extraordinary from the standpoint of international law,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to comments reported by Russian state news outlet Ria Novosti.

U.S. President Donald Trump has talked up acquiring Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, since a daring military operation to depose Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3. He said the U.S. needs Greenland for national security and that only Washington can counter an alleged threat from Russia and China to the island.

Peskov added that Trump “has said that international law is not a priority for him. The situation is developing along a different trajectory, and we, along with the rest of the world, will be watching to see which one.” A spokesperson for the Kremlin was not immediately available to comment when contacted by CNBC.

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I'm sure China is "monitoring" as well.

[Whyisthisstillclose]

1. When Russia thinks you are breaking international law.....

You are really impressing the wrong people.

[ChicagoTeamster]

2. Of course they are because it would support their argument for invading Ukraine.

[Bayard]

3. Flabbergasted by the hypocrisy

All worked out in that meeting in Alaska last year. Putin takes Ukraine, and stays out of trump's way in conquering Greenland.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. And China takes Taiwan

and all 3 countries have veto power on the U.N. Security Council, that needed to be completely reconfigured, decades ago.

[Javaman]

5. I bet they are...

they are looking at Alaska greedily

[Marie Marie]

6. I am of the mind that Trumps does not do much in foreign policy without a full

discussion with Putin. This could be pure theater on Putin's part. I think they talk regularly and Putin is probably second only to Steven Miller in pushing Trump's power grab towards all the wrong issues. Then he sits back and laughs at us. JMHO