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.