Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said Russia can't help but be "concerned" over President-elect Donald Trump's "unclear approaches".

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is once again making waves with his pursuit of Greenland, this time refusing to rule out using force to gain control of the Arctic island from ally Denmark. But Washington had been interested in Greenland long before Trump came along.

Geopolitical tensions surrounding Greenland are escalating, with Russia seeking to insert itself into the American-Danish dispute. Speaking on state television, a Russian lawmaker suggested that Greenland should be divided into sections,

Russia once floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland in a forged fundraising letter sent to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton nearly five years ago, according to Danish intelligence. Newsweek contacted the Kremlin and the Trump-Vance transition team for comment by email on Monday.

“People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do, they should give it up, because we need it for national security,” Trump said. If Danish officials don’t cooperate with his bid to take over Greenland, he added, “then I would tariff Denmark at a very high level.”

President-elect Donald Trump's ongoing pursuit of Greenland may have raised the hackles of Denmark, but his territorial ambitions might find support in Russia. Prominent Russian pundits reportedly voiced support for the move, saying it would validate ...

Trump said in a press conference this week that he would not rule out using military force to seize Greenland.

Pursuing our own national interest has been a priority since our nation’s founding. President Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase. Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams secured Florida. John Tyler annexed Texas. James Polk negotiated boundaries for Oregon and acquired California.

Russia is "watching this rather dramatic development of the situation very closely," President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson said.

President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments on Greenland has put the world's largest island, a district of Denmark, to the top of many foreign policy discussions. Experts weigh in on its importance to US national security.

Russia is preparing to have conversations about its war on Ukraine with the United States ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 for a second term at the White House."No special conditions are needed for this.