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Russia Says It Considers Greenland a Territory of Denmark

Friday, 16 January 2026 07:23 AM EST

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia considers Greenland to be ‍Danish territory, ‍and added that the security ⁠situation surrounding the island was "extraordinary" from the ​perspective of international law.

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

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The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia considers Greenland to be ‍Danish territory, ‍and added that the security ⁠situation surrounding the island was "extraordinary" from the ​perspective of international law.
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