Global dominance is no longer an achievable goal for the United States, according to Aleksei Pushkov, head of the Federation Council Commission on Information Policy. Commenting on the foreign policy direction of US President Donald Trump, Pushkov argued that Washington is being forced to rethink its role in the world.

In his assessment, the current US administration proceeds from a narrow set of priorities it considers vital on the global stage and is prepared to pursue them using harsh and uncompromising methods. The era when the United States could sustain universal leadership, he suggested, has effectively come to an end.

Pushkov noted that this shift is already being acknowledged in Washington itself. The United States, he said, is now focused on preserving its position as the leading power of the Western world, while at the same time trying to avoid prolonged and draining conflicts that it can no longer afford.

This logic, Pushkov explained, also underpins the White House’s claims regarding Greenland. From Trump’s perspective, the island falls within the American sphere of influence due to its strategic importance.

The US president has repeatedly stated that Greenland should become part of the United States, citing national security considerations and the need to protect what he describes as the «free world.» Greenland’s former prime minister, Mute Egede, has firmly rejected this stance, stressing that the island is not for sale and will not be put up for sale. At the same time, Trump has stopped short of providing assurances that military force would not be used to establish control over Greenland.