A Russia politician has warned Europe that leaders such as Donald Trump “more often than not lead the planet to disaster.”
Aleksey Zhuravlev claimed that should war with the US start then Europe would come running to us [Russia], bowing at our feet, begging for protection.”
The US President has said this week that America “needs Greenland for the purpose of national security,” the EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said that Greenland belongs to its people.”
Zhuravlev wrote on Telegram, “I think anyone who observes Trump’s activities should understand that everything he says is far from empty threats. He’s made it perfectly clear that he intends to deal with Venezuela, and he’s doing so before the astonished eyes of the entire world.
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“He’s announced territorial claims to Greenland, and the Pentagon is already beginning to prepare a special operation to invade the island. And this isn’t even about the Monroe Doctrine or the US’s desire to dominate the Western Hemisphere, as it once was.
“Trump is absolutely certain that he’s the king of the universe, and that anything goes.
“This is the main problem facing all of humanity right now; leaders with such egos and exorbitant ambitions have more often than not led the planet to disaster.
“I wouldn’t be at all surprised if, were a confrontation with the United States to occur, Europe would come running to us, bowing at our feet, begging for protection.”
On Thursday Russian officials accused the West of “militarising” the Arctic and mocked Europe’s lack of inability to defend Greenland from the US.
Pro-Kremlin media tycoon Konstantin Malofeyev said that Russia alone can save Greenland from America and European allies will fail to help defend against the US.
The Moscow Times reported Malofeyev, saying, “Only Russia can stop this. To save Greenland, Europe and a multipolar world.”
Russia’s Embassy in Belgium said in a statement on Wednesday, “NATO has embarked on a course of accelerated militarisation of the Arctic, increasing its military presence there under the fabricated pretext of a growing threat from Moscow and Beijing.”
