The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia values its close relations with Armenia and that the United States, which is set to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Armenia, had never played a stabilising role in the region.

Moscow accused Washington of playing a destabilizing role in the Southern Caucasus on Tuesday as Armenia and the United States prepared to sign a strategic partnership agreement. "The US has never played a particularly stabilizing role in the Southern Caucasus,

"We could make a deal with Trump and split Greenland into a couple of pieces," said Andrey Gurulyov, a Russian politician.

Geopolitical tensions surrounding Greenland are escalating, with Russia seeking to insert itself into the American-Danish dispute. Speaking on state television, a Russian lawmaker suggested that Greenland should be divided into sections,

The Kremlin said on Monday that the latest round of U.S. sanctions on the Russian energy sector risked destabilising global oil and energy markets, and Moscow would do everything possible to minimise their impact.

The U.S. has blacklisted more than 180 vessels caught filling the Kremlin’s war chest for its war against Ukraine.