The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund expressed confidence in the transition of Greenland under the control of the United States

Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the President of Russia and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), predicted on January 18 that the United States would receive Greenland.

"Europe will surrender, the USA will get Greenland," Dmitriev wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

He also suggested that transatlantic unity would be restored to some extent.

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Political scientist Yuri Svetov, in a conversation with Izvestia on January 18, noted that if President Trump implements the plan to annex Greenland, he will go down in history not only of his country, but of the whole world. Svetov stressed that the main motive is not Trump's personal vanity, but the strategic interests of the United States.

On January 17, US President Donald Trump announced that Washington was imposing duties of 10% with the possibility of increasing up to 25% on a number of European countries due to the situation around Greenland. Starting from February 1, 2026, tariffs will apply to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland.

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