Trump's unexpected 'gift' for Russia and China

According to RIA Novosti on January 15, the Financial Times reported that US President-elect Donald Trump's statements regarding Greenland, Panama and Canada bring strategic advantages to Russia and China.

“The reality is that Mr Trump’s threats against Greenland, Panama and Canada are an absolute gift to Russia and China,” wrote the Financial Times.

According to this publication, if President-elect Trump can declare the strategic need to “control” the Panama Canal and Greenland, then Russia and China also have the right to protect their national interests in the issues of Ukraine and Taiwan.

“Even if Mr Trump never follows through on his warnings, he has already done enormous damage to America’s global standing and its alliance system, and that comes before he has even taken office,” the Financial Times believes.

In early January, President-elect Donald Trump said Greenland should become part of the United States to counter the influence of China and Russia. He had floated the idea of ​​buying an autonomous island from Denmark in 2019 during his first term as president. But both Greenland and Denmark have dismissed the proposal as “frivolous.”

Additionally, Mr. Trump is actively promoting initiatives to include Canada in the United States as the 51st state and return US control of the Panama Canal.