US EditionPutin says who owns Greenland is of no concern to Russia, says it might be worth $1 billion
Putin dismissed concerns over Greenland's ownership, citing historical land sales and estimating its value at about $1 billion, while criticizing Denmark's colonial policies.
- On Jan 21, President Vladimir Putin told a Security Council meeting `What happens in Greenland is of no concern to us whatsoever` and said `I think they will sort it out between themselves`.
- On Jan 20, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Greenland, resource-rich with a U.S. military presence, was not a natural part of Denmark as Russia watched Trump's push widen Washington-Europe tensions.
- Using the Alaska sale as a reference, Putin estimated Greenland could cost around US$1 billion, citing precedents for land transactions .
- Moscow signalled restraint after the U.S. move, noting Russia's government would not object to Donald Trump, President of the United States pushing to control Greenland, while Trump in Davos ruled out force and tariffs.
- With Denmark supporting Ukraine and Russia contesting territory, the row matters for Arctic geopolitics as Greenland's resources and United States military presence heighten tensions amid Russia's claims on four Ukrainian regions.
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Putin says who owns Greenland is of no concern to Russia, says it might be worth $1 billion
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Greenland's ownership was not Russia's concern and that the United States and Denmark - whose historical treatment of the island he criticised - should sort the matter out between themselves.
(Moscow = Yonhap News) Correspondent Choi In-young = Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the price of Greenland for the United States at $1 billion, taking into account Russia's past sale of Alaska...
Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to distance Moscow from the Greenland debate.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, did not want to go in to value "what is happening" in Greenland, while putting a price on the Arctic island that the United States wants to buy despite the Danish opposition: between $200 and a billion dollars. The president has assured that "we are not at all concerned about what is happening" in Greenland, during a meeting with members of the Russian Security Council in which he has compared the crisis wi…
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