Scott Bessent argued that Trump is “looking beyond next year to what could happen for a battle in the Arctic.”

Russia also called NATO's military exercises in Greenland "yet another provocation" in the Arctic, as the U.S. moves to take control.

As NATO prepares for war games around Greenland, Russia is highlighting the Trump administration's disagreement with its closest allies over the island.

Russia said on Thursday that its was unacceptable for the West to keep claiming that Russia and China threatened Greenland, and said the crisis over the territory showed the double-standards of Western powers which claimed moral superiority.

Kaja Kallas, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has expressed regret that Europe and the US have entered into confrontation over US President Donald Trump's claims on Greenland,

Trump's interest in Greenland isn't random – the Arctic island holds military bases and rare earth minerals as ice melts open strategic opportunities.

U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House.

REMOVE YOUR TROOPS NOW.” That’s the message Russia just sent to Europe — as Moscow suddenly jumps into President Trump’s explosive Greenland showdown with NATO. Over the weekend, a stunning warning came from Kirill Dmitriev,

Moscow aligns with recent statements from the Danish Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, denying that Russia or China threaten Greenland. Russia has no aggressive plans of any kind regarding Greenland,