US plans for Greenland not just ‘extravagant conversations’: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow, Russia on March 18, 2025. (AFP Photo)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia is taking seriously U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks about the potential annexation of Greenland.
Speaking at the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk, Putin recalled that similar plans were proposed in the 19th century but faced opposition from Congress under President Andrew Johnson.
“This may surprise someone only at first glance. It is a deep mistake to believe that these are merely extravagant conversations of the new American administration. Nothing like that,” he said.
Putin called the U.S. plans regarding Greenland “serious.”
“These plans have long-standing historical roots, and it is obvious that the United States will continue to systematically promote its geostrategic interests in the Arctic,” he added.
