Russian Presidential Press Secretary and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has reiterated that President Vladimir Putin has no interest in getting involved in Greenland-related matters.
In an interview on January 22, Dmitry Peskov stated that President Putin is focusing on Russia’s domestic priorities.
These include protecting national interests, carrying out special military operations, promoting economic development, addressing demographic challenges, and advancing the country’s electronics sector.
“I want to remind you of yesterday’s words of Putin. Everything that concerns Greenland is not our business. We have a lot of our own business,” he said.
“We need to protect our interests, we need to engage in special military operations, economic development, correct demography, improve the level of development in domestic electronics, and so on and so forth.”
Putin Reveals How Much Greenland Can Cost
On January 21, Putin told members of the Security Council that he had no interest in Greenland, responding to reports that US President Donald Trump intended to buy the territory.
Putin referenced historical experience with the United States, recalling that Russia sold Alaska to the US in the 19th century for $7.2 million, equivalent to roughly $158 million today when adjusted for inflation.
He pointed out that Greenland is slightly larger than Alaska, with an area of approximately 2,166,000 square kilometres.
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Based on the Alaska sale, he estimated Greenland’s value at around $200–250 million, or nearly $1 billion when factoring in gold prices of that period.
The Russian President also noted that Denmark and the US have prior experience with such transactions, citing Denmark’s sale of the Virgin Islands to the US in 1917.
He added that while Greenland has historically been treated as a Danish colony, the matter is currently of no concern to Russia and will likely be resolved between Denmark and the United States.
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Greenland Location
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov questioned whether Greenland should be considered a natural part of Denmark.
Speaking at a news conference on January 20, Lavrov noted that many countries continue to maintain control over former colonies, which he described as a violation of the United Nations Security Council Charter.
Lavrov traced Greenland’s history back to the colonial era, explaining that it was initially a Norwegian colony before becoming part of Denmark in the 18th century.
He stressed that, historically, Greenland was not a natural part of either Norway or Denmark, but a territory acquired through colonial expansion.
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