Russia Floats Backing Trump on Greenland as NATO Rhetoric Turns Explicit
Russian state television is openly talking about helping Donald Trump “free Greenland”—and daring NATO to stop it.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its fourth year, Kremlin-aligned media figures are escalating rhetoric toward Europe and NATO, framing a potential U.S. move on Greenland as both inevitable and beneficial to Moscow. On state television, prominent propagandist Vladimir Solovyov suggested Russia would be willing to assist Trump in removing what he called “alien influence” from the Arctic island.
The comments came alongside open ridicule of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and UK Defense Secretary John Healey, after London signaled it could coordinate with France and Germany to deter any attempt to seize Greenland, which remains part of the Danish realm. Russian officials responded with personal insults and threats, portraying Britain as militarily incapable and subordinate to U.S. power.
Moscow has also attempted to downplay the symbolic milestone that Monday marked the 1,419th day of its invasion of Ukraine—longer than the Soviet Union’s fight in World War II. State media reportedly avoided mentioning the anniversary amid growing embarrassment over limited territorial gains and staggering casualties estimated at more than one million killed or wounded.
Solovyov used the moment to broaden his attacks, explicitly calling for the killing of senior Ukrainian leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and top military officials. His comments echoed a familiar Kremlin pattern: deflect battlefield frustration outward while normalizing the language of escalation and political assassination.
Trump has argued that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary to prevent Russian or Chinese influence in the Arctic. European leaders increasingly view the convergence of rhetoric from Moscow and Washington as destabilizing, turning once-theoretical flashpoints into openly discussed geopolitical fault lines.
Source: Daily Express
Editor: This isn’t “WW3 hysteria,” but it’s also not idle talk. When state TV starts framing territorial seizures as collaborative opportunities—and assassination language becomes casual—you’re no longer watching propaganda for domestic consumption. You’re watching the boundaries get tested in public.