Using the price at which Russia sold Alaska to the US as a reference and accounting for price adjustments, Putin said buying Greenland from Denmark could cost around $1 billion.

The United States, Russia and Ukraine rarely agree on anything. But as their delegations head to Abu Dhabi for their first trilateral meeting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

The Russian president told a Security Council meeting on Wednesday, "What happens to Greenland is none of our business."

Vladimir Putin has been careful to avoid antagonizing Donald Trump as he seeks a favorable outcome in Ukraine.

Putin and Netanyahu discussed developments in the Middle East and Iran in a phone call on Friday, Russia said.

Denmark has a historical experience of selling its territories to the United States. This was announced on January 21 by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council.

On Thursday, President Trump warned Iran that a US naval “armada” was heading toward the Gulf. Russia’s MFA, meanwhile, has advised against travel to Iran. As Washington hints that strikes on Iran remain an option amid growing anti-regime protests,

The Oreshnik missile that struck Lviv carried a political payload.

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. US President Donald Trump launched the Board of