In Photos: `None of our business`, Vladimir Putin says on Greenland

Updated On: 22 January, 2026 11:01 AM IST | ronak mastakar

With US President Donald Trump`s demand to acquire Greenland putting Denmark on the edge and rocking the unity of NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is not concerned about the issue. (Pics/AFP)

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<p>"What happens to Greenland is none of our business," Putin said in his televised remarks at the national Security Council meeting late on Wednesday night.</p>

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"What happens to Greenland is none of our business," Putin said in his televised remarks at the national Security Council meeting late on Wednesday night.

<p>"Incidentally, Denmark has always treated Greenland as a colony and has been quite harsh, if not cruel, towards it. But that`s a different matter entirely, and I doubt anyone`s interested in it right now," he said.</p>

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"Incidentally, Denmark has always treated Greenland as a colony and has been quite harsh, if not cruel, towards it. But that`s a different matter entirely, and I doubt anyone`s interested in it right now," he said.

<p>"It certainly doesn`t concern us. I think they`ll sort it out among themselves," Putin said, reminding that in 1917, Denmark had sold the Virgin Islands to the United States.</p>

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"It certainly doesn`t concern us. I think they`ll sort it out among themselves," Putin said, reminding that in 1917, Denmark had sold the Virgin Islands to the United States.

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Putin also recalled that in 1867, Russia had sold Alaska to the United States for USD 7.2 million.

<p>Ahead of talks with US President Donald Trump`s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed readiness to part with the frozen Russian assets for rebuilding war-torn Ukraine after a peace deal struck between the two former Soviet republics</p>

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Ahead of talks with US President Donald Trump`s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed readiness to part with the frozen Russian assets for rebuilding war-torn Ukraine after a peace deal struck between the two former Soviet republics

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