Putin says Trump plans for Greenland ‘has nothing to do’ with Russia

Speaking from the Arctic arsenic Vice President JD Vance prepared for his travel to Greenland to measure U.S. security concerns, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Washington’s ambitions for the Arctic federation had "nothing to do" with Russia. 

"In short, America's plans successful narration to Greenland are serious," Putin said Thursday during an code to Russia's Arctic Forum successful Murmansk. 

"These plans person heavy humanities roots," helium continued, according to a BBC report. "And it's wide that the US volition proceed to systematically prosecute its geo-strategic, military-political and economical interests successful the Arctic.

"As for Greenland, this is simply a substance for 2 circumstantial countries," helium added. "It has thing to bash with us."

TRUMP SAYS 'WE NEED GREENLAND FOR INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY' AHEAD OF VANCE TRIP

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with participants successful Arctic expeditions for children organized by Rosatom, successful the Arctic Circle larboard metropolis of Murmansk connected March 27, 2025. (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin’s comments coincided with remarks by President Donald Trump, who connected Thursday doubled down connected his ambitions for the Arctic federation contempt planetary rebuke, and said, "We request Greenland for planetary information and security. We request it. We person to person it."

"It’s [an] land from a antiaircraft posture and adjacent violative posture is thing we need," helium told vigor big Vince Coglianese. "When you look astatine the ships going up their enactment by the hundreds, it’s a engaged place."

Trump acknowledged helium was unsure if the radical of Greenland wanted to go U.S. citizens, but helium said it was important to "convince them."

Greenland's citizens and enactment person repeatedly made wide they are not funny successful becoming a portion of the U.S. and are seeking afloat independency from Denmark. 

It is unclear if the vice president volition beryllium advancing Trump’s connection portion visiting the U.S.’ Pituffik Space Force basal successful northwest Greenland, but Vance and his wife, 2nd woman Usha Vance, rapidly changed their itinerary earlier this week upon announcing the planned travel aft Greenland’s leaders made wide the Vance's were not issued an invitation – sparking a diplomatic uproar.

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Around 1,000 Greenlanders stitchery successful the metropolis halfway and march to the U.S. Consulate gathering located connected the outskirts of the metropolis to protestation President Donald Trump's caller remarks connected the sovereignty of their country, successful Nuuk, Greenland, connected March 15, 2025. (Photo by Ahmet Gurhan Kartal/Anadolu via Getty Images)

However, arsenic Trump claims the Arctic federation is needed for U.S. security, Russian officials are present touting the thought that Washington and Moscow could grow economical practice successful the Arctic. 

"We are unfastened to considering antithetic concern opportunities that we tin bash jointly with the U.S., successful definite sectors approved by the Russian government," Putin's envoy for overseas concern and economical cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, said according to the BBC report, which besides noted the Kremlin authoritative has already been successful "direct talks" with the U.S.

"We are unfastened for concern practice successful the Arctic. That could beryllium successful logistics, oregon different areas beneficial to Russia and to the U.S.," Dmitriev added. "But earlier deals tin beryllium done, the warfare successful Ukraine needs to end."

Russia has stalled U.S. attempts to unafraid a ceasefire successful Ukraine by laying retired conditions European nations person made wide they volition not hold to, similar lifting sanctions and booting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from bureau – which information experts person agelong warned is Putin’s main purpose to cement power implicit the erstwhile Soviet nation.

Then-Sen. J.D. Vance and his woman Usha Chilukuri Vance look connected arsenic helium is nominated for the bureau of vice president connected the archetypal time of the Republican National Convention astatine the Fiserv Forum connected July 15, 2024 successful Milwaukee. ( Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Putin reiterated this extremity during his code from the Arctic and said, "We could, of course, sermon with the United States, adjacent with European countries, and of people with our partners and friends, nether the auspices of the UN, the anticipation of establishing a transitional medication successful Ukraine."

It remains highly improbable Ukraine oregon its European partners, including France and the U.K. who beryllium connected the UN Security Council, volition hold to Putin’s conditions. 

Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.