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Donald Trump should DIVIDE Greenland with PUTIN, says Russian lawmaker as he calls on Moscow to also seize Norwegian Arctic island

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Ice-covered Greenland is a self-governing territory that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but Donald Trump (pictured) has declared his hope to buy it for the United States.

Vladimir Putin should compete with Donald Trump for control of Greenland and could share the world’s largest island with the United States, a Russian general has said.

The Kremlin should also seize Spitsbergen, a Norwegian island in the Arctic where military operations are prohibited, and use it as a defense bastion.

The demands came from reservist General Andrey Gurulev, who serves as a hardline pro-Putin parliamentarian and is a television propagandist for the Kremlin regime.

‘If, for example, Trump declares his claims in Greenland, why don’t we look at Greenland?’

Ice-covered Greenland is a self-governing territory that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but the incoming US president has declared his hope to purchase it for the United States.

‘We need Greenland. This is not a joke,” Lieutenant General Gurulev insisted.

‘We need it a lot.

‘Why can’t we bring some boxes full (of money) and close this matter once and for all?

Ice-covered Greenland is a self-governing territory that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but Donald Trump (pictured) has declared his hope to buy it for the United States.

Vladimir Putin (pictured) should compete with Donald Trump to control Greenland, a Russian general said

Vladimir Putin (pictured) should compete with Donald Trump to control Greenland, a Russian general said

The demands came from reservist General Andrey Gurulev (pictured), who serves as a hardline pro-Putin parliamentarian and is a television propagandist for the Kremlin regime.

The demands came from reservist General Andrey Gurulev (pictured), who serves as a hardline pro-Putin parliamentarian and is a television propagandist for the Kremlin regime.

‘In the worst case, Trump can agree to divide Greenland into a couple of parts.

“It is clear that Denmark will never be there again.”

He also set his sights on Spitsbergen, a sovereign territory of Norway but over which Russia exercises rights under the 1920 Treaty of Svalbard to carry out economic activities such as mining.

There is a Russian consulate on the Arctic island of Barentsburg, the northernmost diplomatic mission in the world.

The island is demilitarized according to an international agreement.

Gurulev says Russia should reverse this.

“Today, Spitsbergen, which is in the most vulnerable part of our Northern Fleet, is extremely important for us,” he said in a television propaganda program.

“I think we should move from joint development to Russian options, and there will be very good bases there, which will influence the entire Arctic…

The northern lights shine over a cabin near the town of Kangerlussuaq on September 2, 2007, in the town of Kangerlussuaq in Greenland.

The Northern Lights shine over a cabin near the town of Kangerlussuaq on September 2, 2007, in the town of Kangerlussuaq in Greenland.

The Greenland flag flies at the settlement of Igaliku, Greenland, July 5, 2024

The Greenland flag flies at the settlement of Igaliku, Greenland, July 5, 2024

“The main thing for us is to build a normal defense (system) there, to build it there in such a way that no one would even think of poking their nose into our Arctic (territories).”

He said on his Telegram channel that “it is important for us to strengthen our positions in Spitsbergen, which is very close to the Northern Fleet.”

‘Instead of joint development, we need to move to Russian control, creating bases that affect the entire Arctic region.

“It is necessary to strengthen military forces in the Arctic, without only being distracted by the situation in Ukraine.”

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