The Kremlin says it’s watching with “great interest” President-elect Trump’s ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.

Trump declined to rule out using military force in his pursuit of Greenland this week, arguing American control of the Danish territory is a national security issue.

“We are watching the rhetoric on these topics coming out of Washington with great interest,” Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov told CNBC on Thursday in an email.

In comments reported by the BBC, Peskov said the Arctic was in Russia's "sphere of national and strategic interests and it is interested in peace and stability there."

Peskov called the situation surrounding Trump’s language “rather dramatic.”

"We are present........

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