Russia Watches US-European Tensions Over Greenland
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Western fuel companies say cheap supplies and lack of political will risk locking the continent into strategic dependency
Sergey Karaganov, a former adviser to Vladimir Putin, warned that Russia could deploy nuclear weapons if it came close to defeat.
Ukraine nuclear facilities face Russian attack threats as Moscow weighs strikes on power substations to force capitulation, officials say. Zaporizhzhia is a primary target.
European powers are examining how to their bolster nuclear arsenals to guard against Russia amid questions about America’s commitment to NATO.
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Former Putin adviser: Russia will use nuclear weapons against Europe if it ‘comes close to a defeat’
An ally and former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and former President Boris Yeltsin said the country could use nuclear weapons against Europe should Russia ever be on the verge of defeat in its ongoing war with Ukraine.
The report follows an agreement reached in December 2025 by EU countries to ban Russian gas imports beginning Jan. 1, 2028, with LNG imports set to be prohibited at the start of 2027.
President Donald Trump said he was seeking “immediate negotiations” about the United States acquiring Greenland, during his World Economic Forum speech.
Asian stocks rose Thursday following gains on Wall Street overnight as tensions over Greenland between the U.S. and Europe eased. President Trump said that he had reached the "framework of a future deal" on Greenland and called off tariffs on several European nations.