"He said Trump's actions upended the Western concept of the "rule-based global order" that Russia has long criticized, even after Moscow sent troops into neighboring Ukraine nearly four years ago. "Now it's not the Collective West writing the rules but just one its representative," Lavrov said sardonically. "It's a major upheaval for Europe, and we are watching it. The Euro-Atlantic concept of ensuring security and cooperation has discredited itself.""
"Speaking at an annual news conference on Moscow's foreign policy priorities, Lavrov also offered cautious approval of Trump's initiative to set up a Board of Peace. The organization initially was seen as a mechanism focused on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza but is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises, potentially rivaling the United Nations. The Kremlin said that it was studying Trump's invitation to join the board and waiting to hear more details from Washington."
A U.S. bid for Greenland is portrayed as creating a deep crisis within NATO and risking scenarios where one member could act against another. The move is characterized as undermining the rule-based global order by allowing a single Western representative to set norms, and as a major upheaval for European security. Denmark's control over Greenland is described as a vestige of colonialism. Moscow denies any Russian or Chinese intent to threaten Greenland and says it is monitoring the situation. The Kremlin expresses cautious interest in a proposed U.S. Board of Peace and is studying an invitation to join.
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