Lavrov says many Russians unaware of Greenland

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday downplayed his country’s interest in Greenland, saying that lots of people in his country weren’t even aware of the island.“Many of our citizens did not even know what Greenland is until Greenland suddenly made headlines,” Lavrov said during a press conference in Moscow.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.He emphasized that Russia would have no interest in interfering in the matter.“The thing is that they [Greenland] are part of NATO and this alliance is now going through a period of challenges showing what it [NATO] is. This is why we are not interested at all in interfering in somebody’s affairs,” he added. According to the foreign minister, contrary to concerns voiced by US President Trump, Russia was not planning on taking control of the island.“We have nothing to do with plans to capture Greenland. I have no doubts that Washington knows clearly that neither Russia nor China have such