Officials and political pundits in Moscow have voiced their support for President-elect Donald Trump's recent pitch to buy Greenland, posted to Truth Social.

Russia is willing to work with Donald Trump's incoming administration to improve relations if the U.S. has serious intentions to do so but it is up to Washington to make the first move, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

With Russia's war on Ukraine threatening to spread, and violence in the Middle East escalating, Donald Trump has raised the prospect of the United States purchasing Greenland, annexing Canada somehow,

In recent weeks, elected US President Donald Trump has been contemplating the idea of seizing Greenland, returning the Panama Canal, and proposing making Canada the 51st state. These statements may be related to his policy of countering Russia and China,

Russia rebuffed incoming US President Donald Trump’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while saying it’s ready to hold negotiations on a long-lasting peace agreement to end almost three years of war.

The long-range missiles provided by the United States and Britain were used to strike inside Russian territory, despite concerns that their use would escalate the conflict. Kyiv’s stockpiles are running out.

But not everyone is sure that President-elect Donald Trump’s talk of annexing Canada and Greenland and reclaiming the Panama Canal is driven by a deeper strategy.

The treaty will "formalize the parties' commitment to close defense cooperation," Russia's foreign minister said in late October.

An injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian forces has died, according to a statement from South Korea’s spy agency.Yonhap News Agency reported earlier on Friday that the spy agency confirmed a North Korean soldier dispatched to fight for Russia had been captured by Ukrainian forces.

As NATO ushers in the new year, it faces an array of challenges. The alliance needs to decide how to strengthen its defenses against Russia, support Ukraine and deal with an unpredictable US President Donald Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump will soon inherit an array of conflicts in Asia, Africa, Europe and even North America.