A Russian official said Moscow is ready to respond with military measures if the United States deploys its missile defense program to Greenland.

The debate around the Arctic is becoming hotter than ever as US President Donald Trump insists Greenland should become part of the United States. Security, shipping routes and mineral wealth are all in the mix.

EADaily, January 30th, 2026. In its new National Security Strategy, published in December 2025, the United States openly talks about its main goals and the ways in which it will achieve them — this is forceful pressure and military operations in various regions of the world.

US-Russia relations have remained strained amid Washington’s continued military support for Ukraine and Moscow’s repeated warnings against Western arms deliveries. Photos shared online purport to show a US aircraft carrier destroyed by Russia while delivering fighter jets to Ukraine.

Europe tensions over Greenland as possibly helping to achieve its long-sought goal of weakening NATO, but Donald Trump’s second administration has also frustrated Russian plans on Ukraine and other fronts.

A Russian military aircraft has landed in Cuba after following what officials and analysts describe as an unusual and largely unpublicised flight