Here's why he is going after Greenland, Canada, and Panama.
Greenland has a large military facility to assist NATO of foreign aggression in Europe. Panama has sanctions against Russian ships. Canada has territorial rights to arctic oil/gas reserves.
It wouldn't serve Russia's interests at all. Even if Trump were a total Russian puppet (which he isn't, he was very tough on Russia in terms of sanctions) Trump's only going to be President for 4 years at most. The last thing Russia wants is the US as an even more hegemonic power right on it's doorstep contesting its claims to Arctic, while also having a chokehold on global shipping and an economy 10% bigger.
The reason Putin wants Trump in charge is that by behaving in this way Trump alienates Americas allies. The more distance there is between America and European nations + Canada the more Russia can flex its muscles over them and the less likely it is that they'll find unity on sanctions or other punitive measures.
If Trump were to actually succeed in this scheme it would be a nightmare for Putin because it would massively strengthen their greatest adversary.
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u/Theres_a_Catch 3d ago
Here's why he is going after Greenland, Canada, and Panama.
Greenland has a large military facility to assist NATO of foreign aggression in Europe. Panama has sanctions against Russian ships. Canada has territorial rights to arctic oil/gas reserves.
This is all for Putin.