woberto Report This Comment
Date: January 19, 2026 02:42AM

For all we know, Russia is an imminent threat to taking Greenland and the US is playing it up to scare them off, by letting them know they know what they are planning, thereby also letting Russia know that the US can read their mail so to speak.
4D chess indeed.

pulse Report This Comment
Date: January 19, 2026 03:09AM

I honestly don't know how much 4D chess is being played. But who knows. Certainly Russia is happy with NATO disunity.

[kyivindependent.com]

Russia welcomes Trump's tariffs on NATO allies over Greenland as 'collapse' of alliance

Russian officials welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on NATO allies over Greenland, with Kremlin economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev claiming on Jan. 17 that the move signals the "collapse" of the transatlantic alliance.

Trump earlier said that Washington would impose 10% tariffs on NATO allies — France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, and Finland — until the U.S. reaches a deal to buy Greenland. He has threatened to acquire the island "one way or the other."

"The transatlantic alliance is over," Dmitriev wrote on X, mocking European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and urging European leaders not to "provoke" Trump.

The tariffs will take effect on Feb. 1 and increase to 25% on June 1, Trump said. He threatened the tariffs just days after European forces from France, Germany, and other countries began arriving for exercises in Greenland.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, known for provocative outbursts, also welcomed Trump's rhetoric, framing it as evidence of deepening divisions within NATO.

"The U.S. is preparing to attack Greenland, choosing the island itself rather than some kind of Atlantic solidarity," Medvedev said, adding that European countries would be "punished with tariffs" for relying on U.S. protection.

Medvedev has previously mocked Western unity and urged Trump to move quickly to annex Greenland, reflecting Moscow's interest in exploiting rifts among the U.S. and its allies.

Greenland, home to about 56,000 people, already hosts a U.S. military base and has grown in strategic importance as Arctic competition intensifies.Several EU countries have publicly backed Denmark since Trump renewed his threats, signaling alarm in Europe over the potential consequences for NATO cohesion.

Trump has insisted that NATO would become "more formidable and effective" if Greenland were under U.S. control, a claim European leaders have rejected.

Cyprus, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, announced that EU ambassadors will hold an emergency meeting on Jan. 18 to assess the situation and discuss a response.

quasi Report This Comment
Date: January 19, 2026 01:00PM

Trump sees everything in terms of real estate and "my army can beat up your army". He's a fucking child. He's proposed increasing the already enormous U.S. military budget by 50% when it's already many times the size of multiple countries in order to make up for the loss of NATO allies while NATO itself has proposed creating a standing army of 100,000 to offset the loss of U.S. forces in Europe. U.S. isolationism did not work during two world wars and it will not work now. Trump is either showing off for Putin or cooperating with him. It's a dark time for everyone with a sly old wolf running Russia and a foolish little boy running the U.S., though Trump's U.S. coalition is showing cracks with the midterm elections on the horizon. Meanwhile, China is rushing ahead with tech, seeking to rule the world as it's supplier of everything without ever firing a shot.