Tell me again that Greenland was Trump's idea and not Putin's?
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Apparently the entire thing started when Tom Cotton's office received a letter with a Denmark government letterhead, from a Danish politician who claimed he represented Greenland separatist group, and that there was the support among the Greenland population to secede from Denmark, and align with the US. They were asking for money to fund a referendum for their secession.
The Danish Security and Intelligence Service ultimately concluded in 2022 that the 2019 letter was forged, with Russia the likely culprit. An intelligence report from Denmark assessed that Moscow wanted to sow discord between Denmark, the U.S. and Greenland.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-us-greenland-annex-invasion-letter-cotton-2013864
It turns out that the letterhead was phony, there is no such politician, and there is no viable Greenland separatist movement beyond the usual barstool government critics.
So Cotton was easily conned, and took it to HitlerPig, who was just as easily conned, and fully adopted the idea. Now they are still pursuing it, despite knowing it was a forgery.
Basically, its just more MAGA stupidity, driven by Putin.
That's... A really good question...
I really don’t think so. Putin will not give the US such a big win in the Arctic. The point about nationalism is that you can be friends with another nationalist leader, but only up to a point when there is some perceived divergence of interest. Therefore you cannot have a long term alliance between them. Putin understands this well (even if Trump does not).
If the puppet master says so....
Hate to say it but I'm inclined to believe him on this one. Considering how his unprovoked war on Ukraine is going, this is someone who has become an expert on profound mistakes.
i read he was dying a few hours ago : when was that declaration made ?
putin dying refs :
Vladimir Putin 'soiling himself' sends Russian president health fears into overdrive
https://lemmy.world/post/27476830
Zelenskyy Declares: “Putin Will Die Soon” Amid Rumors of Russian Leader’s Failing Health
https://lemmy.world/post/27444839
I see similar articles on the web. But you know how world leaders are. They try to obscure actual health status from people.
Putin considers Alaska to still be Russian territory and wants it back, so he made the Greenland suggestion to agent Krasnov....
But Trump does realize he needs Canada to complete his set of Northern America cards ....
He's also dying of diarrhea cancer.