Russia Draws Parallels Between Trump’s Greenland Bid and Ukraine Annexation [Video]

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has commented on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump‘s Greenland proposal, drawing parallels between the plan and Russia’s annexation of several Ukrainian regions.

Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin and the Trump transition team for comment by email.

Why It Matters

Russia has long sought to justify to the international community its September 2022 annexations of Ukraine’s Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

What To Know

Trump has said he wants the U.S. to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous island that is part of Denmark and home to a U.S. Space Force base.

On Thursday, Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s press secretary, responded to Trump’s desire for the U.S. to acquire the island, which is strategically located in …