MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported on Monday, citing a source, that Kirill Dmitriev, special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, will meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner in Davos on January 20.
WASHINGTON (RIA Novosti) – As global warming progresses, the Arctic region is set to become increasingly vital for trade and security, renowned American economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told Sputnik.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special presidential envoy, said on Monday that the European Union had quickly conceded to the United States following reports that the EU does not yet plan to introduce countermeasures against the US over the situation with Greenland.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian defense export agency Rosoboronexport has already signed a number of export contracts for the delivery of unmanned aerial vehicles and kamikaze drones, its CEO Alexander Mikheev announced on the eve of the UMEX&SimTEX 2026 exhibition in the UAE.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Tsentr battlegroup took control of the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The silver exchange price climbed more than 5% on Monday morning after reaching $94 per troy ounce for the first time in history, according to the trading data.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States will surround Canada and could annex part of its territory after acquiring Greenland, retired US Army Lt. Col. Earl Rasmussen told Sputnik.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
The move would be comparable to the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and symbolize an American "golden age", Russian political scientist Malek Dudakov tells Sputnik.
The goal of obtaining the island is not just Donald Trump’s "whim" but is part of the idea of "Making America Great Again" supported by around half of Americans, Russian political scientist Alexei Martynov tells Sputnik.
If the US gains control over Greenland, it could weaken NATO because several countries, first and foremost Denmark, but also Finland, for example, сould demonstratively leave the bloc in protest, says Hungarian political analyst Georg Spottle, adding that this would weaken both NATO and the EU.
Unfortunately, Greenland has little choice, says US Army Lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen, adding that the Arctic island may become a part of the United States in the foreseeable future.
