Russia once floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland in a forged fundraising letter sent to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton nearly five years ago, according to Danish intelligence. Newsweek contacted the Kremlin and the Trump-Vance transition team for comment by email on Monday.
Sen. Ted Cruz’s legislation aims to limit deals by entities linked to several nations, including China and Russia.
Danish intelligence has revealed details surrounding a forged letter that reportedly influenced Trump's unexpected proposal to purchase Greenland from Denmark.
Danish counterintelligence has revealed that the suggestion for the U.S. to acquire Greenland was allegedly influenced by Russian intelligence and communicated to Donald Trump. The Danes determined that Russia forged a letter from Greenland's Minister of Foreign Affairs to U.
In 2022, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service determined that the 2019 letter was a forgery, likely orchestrated by Russia. A Danish intelligence report suggested that Moscow aimed to create tension between Denmark, the US, and Greenland. Moscow denied the accusations in an email to Reuters.
Trump floated the idea of purchasing Greenland from Denmark, calling the acquisition an ‘absolute necessity’ for American ‘security’ and ‘freedom’
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) emerged as a key figure Sunday to stand up to President-elect Donald Trump on the latter’s vow to “save” TikTok from being banned in the US after its Chinese-owned ...
The bill would restrict the purchase of property by individuals acting on behalf of Russia, China, Iran or North Korea.
The measure, sponsored by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, would require federal approval before companies linked to China could acquire land near U.S. bases.
During today's confirmation hearing of Pete Hegseth, Senator Tom Cotton questioned Hegseth on his views on women in the military.
Moolenaar introduced the bill with Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), while a companion version was filed in the Senate by Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark) and Jim Banks (R-Ind). Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former senator from Florida, also co-sponsored the bill when it was initially introduced in November.
Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, is a former federal prosecutor and conservative member of Congress representing a district in Texas.