Russia stirs the pot in Greenland

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Monday that the people of Greenland may vote to join Russia if President Trump does not swiftly establish U.S. authority over the Arctic island. “Trump needs to hurry,” the former Russian president wrote. “According to unverified information, in a few days there could be a sudden referendum, at which the entire 55,000-strong Greenland could vote to join Russia. And then that’s it. No new little stars on the [American] flag.” Watch for Russia to keep exploiting tensions in the nato alliance, with public trolling, backchannel influence and political pressure, as it seeks to divide and weaken the alliance.