Medvedev Mocks Trump’s Greenland Ambitions, Says US Has No Historical Claim to the Island
Moscow — Former Russian President and current Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has sharply criticized Donald Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland, accusing the former U.S. president of seeking personal glory rather than acting on historical or legal grounds.
In comments published on social media, Medvedev said Trump wants to “paint the island on world maps in stars-and-stripes colors,” arguing that the push is driven by a desire to secure a permanent place in history. He claimed Trump is attempting to emulate the Russian presidency, a comparison Medvedev dismissed as unrealistic.
According to Medvedev, Russia’s territorial actions followed a fundamentally different logic. He said Moscow reclaimed what he described as its “own lands” through military operations and referendums, territories that he argued had been part of Russia for centuries and were tied to the Russian people.
“Greenland is something entirely different,” Medvedev said, stressing that the island has never been directly connected to the United States. While acknowledging that Washington has made several attempts to purchase Greenland in the past, he argued that these efforts do not amount to any historical claim.
Medvedev’s remarks come amid renewed global debate over Greenland’s strategic importance, following statements by Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos advocating U.S. control of the Arctic territory. The comments add to growing geopolitical tension as major powers increasingly compete for influence in the Arctic region.
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