'Europe is at a total loss': Russia gloats over Greenland tensions

What has Russia responded to escalating tensions between US and Europe with?

Open glee

What are the escalating tensions between US and Europe over?

Trump’s push to take control of Greenland

Has Russia condemned Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland?

No

How has the Russian state media responded to Trump pushing to take control of Greenland?

By praising Trump and mocking European leaders for opposing potential US annexation

What did the Rossiyskaya Gazeta call Trump’s attempt to acquire Greenland?

A historic breakthrough

What is Rossiyskaya Gazeta?

The government newspaper of Russia

What did Rossiyskaya Gazeta urge Trump to do?

Not back down

What did the Rossiyskaya Gazeta argue that annexing Greenland before 2026 US midterm elections would do?

Strengthen Trump’s political legacy

According to the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, what would Trump’s acquisition of Greenland rival in historical significance?

Abolition of slavery or Napoleonic conquests

What do analysts say that Moscow’s praise towards Trump for annexing Greenland is?

Strategic

Does Russia benefit by encouraging Trump’s Greenland ambitions?

Yes

What does Russia benefit from by encouraging Trump’s Greenland ambitions?

Strain these disputes place on transatlantic unity and NATO cohesion

What are longstanding goals of the Kremlin?

To strain transatlantic unity and NATO cohesion

What did Moskovsky Komsomolets gloat?

Europe is at total loss

What is Moskovsky Komsomolets?

Russian tabloid

What did pro-Kremlin voices use the Greenland dispute to justify?

Russia’s war in Ukraine

What does Russia’s stance on the US’s potential acquisition of Greenland reflect?

Its belief that US-European divisions play to its advantage, help maintain favorable ties with Trump, and advance its geopolitical interests