By Ayomide Otitoju
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed concern on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland could distract attention from Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, now nearing its fourth year.
Trump last week threatened European countries with tariffs of up to 25 percent for opposing his Greenland plans, prompting tension with Brussels and straining NATO unity.
“I’m worried about any loss of focus during a full-scale war,” Zelensky told reporters, emphasizing that the Greenland dispute and the Ukraine conflict are not “interchangeable.”
“We have a full-scale war, we have a specific aggressor, and we have specific victims,” he said, noting the importance of maintaining international focus on Russia’s aggression.
Zelensky also called on the United States to engage in diplomatic dialogue with Europe. “I want very, very much America to hear Europe, to truly hear it in the format of diplomacy. I think that’s what will happen and I strongly believe there won’t be any major threats,” he said.
