“我不明白为什么美国作为一个国家需要吞并加拿大、格陵兰岛甚至英国，并收回巴拿马运河。有一种更文明的方式：特朗普和马斯克可以直接买下这些土地，使其成为他们的私有财产，”俄罗斯前总统、俄罗斯安全委员会会议副主席德米特里·梅德韦杰夫在X上写道。Recently, the elected president of the USA, Donald Trump, has shown great interest in foreign lands such as Greenland and the Panama Canal; Dmitry Medvedev expressed his views on Trump's proposals on Sunday, stating that Trump or his close ally Elon Musk should pay out of their own pockets to purchase the land they desire.
According to the Financial Associated Press on December 30 (Editor: Bian Chun), recently, Donald Trump, the elected president of the USA, has expressed great interest in foreign lands such as Greenland and the Panama Canal and proposed that the USA government should have control over these lands; these controversial proposals have aroused widespread Global attention.
A Russian official expressed his views on Trump's proposals on Sunday, stating that Trump or his close ally Elon Musk should pay out of their own pockets to purchase the land they desire.
"I do not understand why the USA, as a country, needs to annex Canada, Greenland, or even the United Kingdom, and reclaim control of the Panama Canal. There is a more civilized way: Trump and Musk can directly buy these lands and make them their private property," wrote Dmitry Medvedev, the former president of Russia and deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council on X.
This month, Trump reiterated his desire expressed during his first term to control the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland, claiming it is "absolutely necessary." In response, the Prime Minister of the Greenland autonomous government, Mute Egede, responded firmly that Greenland is "not for sale."
Since winning the election in November of this year, Trump has also jokingly referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the "Governor of Canada," claiming that Canada could become a state of the USA.
This month, Trump also threatened to "reclaim" the Panama Canal, claiming that the canal is "an important national asset of the USA." He asserted that the USA Navy and businesses have been treated unfairly, as Panama charges exorbitant tolls to the USA, the USA Navy, and companies doing business with the USA, and that this "extortion" against the USA should stop immediately. In response, the President of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, rebutted that he would not hand over control of the canal to the USA.
It remains unclear whether Medvedev's remarks are a serious proposal or a form of irony. However, even someone as wealthy as Musk does not have sufficient financial resources to personally purchase these territories.
As the owner of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla and Social Media platform X, Musk is currently the richest person in the world, with a fortune of approximately 436.8 billion USD. In contrast, Trump's personal net worth is 6.2 billion USD.
There is no exact selling price for Greenland as both Denmark and Greenland have no intention of selling; however, some media have estimated that the purchase price for Greenland could reach up to 1.7 trillion USD.
