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Medvedev says Western claims of a Russian or Chinese threat to Greenland are false ‘horror stories’

By Thomson Reuters Feb 1, 2026 | 11:16 PM

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s ‍Security Council, said that Western claims of a Russian or Chinese threat to Greenland ‌were false “horror stories” ‌made up by Western leaders to justify their own behaviour.

“This so called threat ​from Russia and the People’s Republic ‍of China ​is simply a ​horror story,” Medvedev told ‍Reuters, TASS and the WarGonzo Russian war blogger in an interview at his residence ‍outside Moscow.

“This is indeed a serious challenge for Atlantic ‍unity,” ‍Medvedev said. “Perhaps ​everything will go ​according ⁠to a calmer ‌scenario before military intervention and fighting within the NATO bloc.”

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Tom ⁠Hogue)