Russia celebrates 'NATO's collapse' as Trump threatens Greenland invasion

Russia is rejoicing that 'Europe’s at a total loss' (Image: Getty)

Russia is rejoicing at President Donald Trump’s quest to take over Greenland, portraying the move as further evidence of a deepening crisis within NATO and a strategic win for Moscow. Russian media have framed Trump as an unlikely catalyst for NATO’s internal unraveling. 

Several outlets have even depicted him as a historically significant figure, not for strengthening Western unity, but for accelerating its decline. Speaking in an extremely gleeful tone, Russian pundits for the Moskovsky Komsomolets, a Moscow Daily paper, said: “Europe’s at a total loss. It’s a pleasure to watch.” The article went on to mock the idea of conflict within NATO itself, asking rhetorically: “Which NATO countries should start fighting one of NATO’s founding members? I’d watch that.”

Russia media appears to be mocking the idea of conflict within NATO itself (Image: Getty)

“Europe doesn’t need the American greatness Trump is promoting…the Old World's keen to keep Greenland for itself, even at the risk of NATO’s collapse", added the Government paper.

President Trump is continuing on his quest to take over Greenland (Image: Getty)

The Russian media reports were translated by BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg. 

It comes after President Trump said his plan to take over the island was motivated by being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mr Trump told the prime minister of Norway in a letter that, in retribution for not receiving the award, “I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace” and would consider “what is good and proper for the United States of America”.