“The Arctic is an area of ​​interest for Russia”

Donald Trump’s recent statements about his intention to acquire Greenland, annex Canada and get hold of it control of the Panama Canalwithout ruling out the use of military or economic actions. are provoking a wave of reactions from the international community. Yes yesterday France and Germany They reminded the president-elect of the United States of principle of the inviolability of bordersthis Thursday has been Russia which has been spoken.

The Kremlin has recalled that for Moscow the Arctic is “an area of ​​national and strategic interests”. In this sense, the spokesman for the Russian Presidency, Dmitri Peskovnoted this Thursday that Russia, which has the largest Arctic coast, is closely monitoring the “dramatic development” of the situation.

“We are interested in preserving the atmosphere of peace and stability in the Arctic zone,” stressed Peskov, who added that “until now, thank God” everything is limited to “statements” by the elected American president who will take office on the 20th. of January.

Peskov stated that the United States’ attempts to recover Greenland, dating back to the 19th century, are a matter of Washington and Copenhagen, but warned that Europe is reacting very cautiously to Trump’s statements.

“Europe reacts very timidly and, of course, is afraid to react to Trump’s words, that is why Europe reacts very cautiously, modestly, silently, almost in a whisper,” Peskov considered.

The German Chancellor Olaf Scholzon Wednesday expressed surprise at Trump’s comments about Greenland and Canada and said European partners agreed that the inviolability of borders was a fundamental principle of international law.

In the same sense, the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, He also warned the US president-elect on Wednesday that “the EU will not allow other nations in the world, whoever they may be, to attack its sovereign borders.”

Asked about Trump’s statements on the Panama Canal, which the United States built and owned before handing it over to Panama in 1999, the Kremlin said it had heard the comments, but that they were something for the United States and Panama to resolve.

“The only hands that control the canal are Panamanian and that will continue to be the case,” Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha said on Tuesday.