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De Nevers Comments on Trump's Call for the US to Acquire Greenland in Newsweek Article

January 16, 2025

Newsweek

Renée de Nevers

Renée de Nevers


Trump's views about Greenland, as well as his comments about wanting to make Canada the 51st state of the U.S., have been covered widely in Russia's media. Russia 1 channel host Viktor Solovyov recently discussed President-elect Donald Trump's call for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, suggesting Moscow should also increase its territorial ambitions, including Alaska which was sold to the U.S. in the 19th century. 

Renée de Nevers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, says that Trump's comments about Greenland show no recognition of the principles of sovereignty and international law and would likely be lapped up by Putin.

“Trump's threats to use military force to acquire Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, undercut efforts to preserve this core principle, and implicitly legitimate President Putin's own efforts to gain territory by force,” she says.

Read more in the Newsweek article, “Russian TV Covets Alaska: ‘Given Away Cheaply’.”


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