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Trump's Greenland demand has been a gift to U.S. geopolitical foes like Russia

By Charles Maynes,

A Martínez

Published January 21, 2026 at 4:49 AM EST

The tensions between the U.S. and Western Allies are a source of satisfaction to many in the Kremlin.

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