Putin’s top propagandists highlight yet more similarities between Putin and Trump and explain how the President-elect is already helping the Kremlin.

President-elect Donald Trump’s social media posts about annexing Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal startled America’s allies and delighted foreign foes. In Russia, the statements were interpreted to mean that Trump isn’t really opposed to foreign wars of conquest after all.

To them, Trump’s tirades revealed that—just like Russian President Vladimir Putin—Trump would be delighted to invade any country that couldn’t fight back. He would expect accolades and a lavish victory parade after seizing foreign territories, just like the fallout from Russia stealing Crimea in 2014.

Trump infamously described the annexation of Crimea as a “genius” and “savvy” move.

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV experts and other propagandists wholeheartedly endorsed Trump's approach towards Greenland, Canada and Panama, which they believe will benefit land-grabbers like Russia. This and more in my latest article, linked below ⤵️https://t.co/sIaJaT5ODu

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Putin tried to repeat the trick and take the rest of Ukraine in three days in 2022, and the Kremlin insiders believe Trump only disapproves of the war because it turned out to be lengthy and costly.

Russia’s premier propagandists and experts already believe that Trump can be persuaded to go along with Moscow’s wish list if Putin gets to influence him, tête-à-tête personally. They are vehemently opposed to the idea of negotiating with retired Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, Trump’s Ukraine envoy. The dream scenario that they envision would include legitimizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and recognizing Moscow’s territorial demands.

In the meantime, Trump’s stated intentions towards Greenland, Canada, and Panama are being celebrated as implicit validation for Russia’s current and future land grabs. During Sunday’s broadcast of Vesti Nedeli (The Weekly News), host Dmitry Kiselyov devoted an entire segment to America’s planned expansion under Trump. He pointed out, “Trump isn’t joking. He is determined to expand American territorial possessions. Personally, I am convinced that he will succeed.” Kiselyov predicted, “Trump will grab strategically important parts of the world for America. It isn’t funny. What is funny is to see whether anyone in the Old World will try to sanction the United States in response to its territorial expansion. This is when we will find out how principled the lovers of sanctions truly are.”

He added, “Think about it. If Trump gets away with all of this, inspired by his success, he might look at the rest of the globe, focus on vulnerable spots, and keep going. Where will he stop? Doesn’t it mean that others can do the same?”

Last Thursday, pundits on the state TV show The Evening With Vladimir Solovyov spent most of the broadcast rejoicing about the way the world will change during Trump’s presidency. Host Vladimir Solovyov said, “Trump politely announced that the U.S. will be expanding its borders.”

State Duma member Andrey Lugovoy, notorious for his involvement in the deadly poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, noted, “It feels like we spent the last four years in Biden’s madhouse and now we’re gradually transitioning to Trump’s circus.” He speculated that the incoming president will resort to the madman theory as his political strategy, akin to the foreign policy of former U.S. President Richard Nixon. Lugovoy said that no one knows whether Trump is joking when he is making statements about Greenland, Panama, and Canada.

Host Vladimir Solovyov vehemently disagreed. He said, “These are awesome statements! No, he is not joking... of course he isn’t joking! Do you think I’m kidding when I say that Finland, Warsaw, the Baltics, Moldova, and Tallinn should come back home? Do you think I’m joking? No! They should all rejoin the Russian Empire. Followed by Alaska, by the way. Give it back.”

Solovyov added, “The way he is rationalizing it is tremendous. We should follow his example and quietly take everything back.” Echoing the statements of Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Putin’s top propagandist argued that Russia should now take more than the four Ukrainian regions it has already constitutionally decreed to be Russian.

Lugovoy stated, “My friends, Trump’s insane statements show that there should not be any ceasefire. Why would we need a ceasefire when we’re confidently moving forward?”

Solovyov surmised, “I believe that what Trump is doing benefits us greatly. Trump is totally destroying any illusions that anyone might have still had about the summit of democracies, about respecting opinions of NATO allies. It’s like he’s saying, “Who are all of you? You’re all nobodies! I will talk to Putin and Xi Jinping... He is a great guy, an awesome guy!”

Professor Dmitry Evstafiev said, “Trump did something fantastic for Russia and for the whole world... He clearly answered a question, “Leadership or hegemony?” and chose hegemony. With his approach of geographical enlargement, he buried the entire collective West. There is no collective West, and it will never be united again.”

America expert Dmitry Drobnitsky emphasized, “Based on the team Trump is bringing along and who he is himself, it’s clear that he is certainly not a builder of a new world order. He is a destroyer. He will tear down the old world order.” Solovyov added, “By taking Canada, Trump is basically saying, “Russians, you can take the Baltics.””

Military expert Mikhail Khodaryonok noted, “After the statement of President-elect Donald Trump about Canada, Greenland, and Panama, in my opinion, we can now consider special military operations as the norm for resolving arguments between countries. The silence of European leaders clearly confirms this.”

Political scientist Dmitry Kulikov added the era of nation-states is over and that the world will return to the era of empires. He confidently said, “The new world is dawning.” Solovyov agreed, “This is the era of the strong.”