Vladimir Putin is determined to further enlarge Russia, and he sees Donald Trump’s plan to buy Greenland or take it by other means as a way to whitewash Putin’s attempted conquest of Ukraine, as well as his potential future endeavors.

The Russian president should also take control of Norway's Spitsbergen island in the Arctic, according to Andrey Gurulev

Solovyov proposed a land corridor through NATO countries, likening it to Trump's call to acquire Greenland for U.S. security.

Russia is "watching this rather dramatic development of the situation very closely," President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson said.

John Bolton, President-elect Trump’s former national security adviser, said Trump’s unwillingness to rule out military force on Greenland could bolster the positions of Chinese President Xi

Trump should reflect on the ramifications of his comments about Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.

The incoming U.S. administration admits that its stunning polar gambit is about warding off Russian ambitions.

Some Russian state media figures reportedly said the U.S. president-elect's actions could legitimize Russia's own imperialist goals.

IN THE NEWS: President-elect Donald Trump keeps telling anyone who will listen that he wants the United States to acquire Greenland and he has not ruled out the use of military or economic coercion in his quest to take that huge, icy island from Denmark.

Trump wants to take Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st state and retake the Panama Canal, threats reflecting his view that might makes right.

President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestions that international borders can be redrawn — by force if necessary — are particularly inflammatory in Europe.

Trump calls Ukraine war ‘bloody mess’ as he refuses to rule out military action to gain control over Greenland