One of Vladimir Putin’s top propagandists has declared that “NATO” is dead as Donald Trump continues on his path to claim Greenland. Vladimir Solovyov, host of the Russian radio show Full Contact, reacted to the news coming out of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the world’s largest island has dominated conversation.

He said: “They’re all squabbling inside the NATO bloc. Amazing things are afoot… We will watch how the troops of the EU will fight against the American army. We will enjoy watching it. This is tremendous. Listen, without a shadow of a doubt, NATO as we knew it is dead.”

His shocking statement comes after the US president claimed to have struck a deal with NATO to acquire Greenland, which was quickly shot down by a Danish MP.

However, Danish MP Sascha Faxe rubbished this claim as “not real” and reiterated that “Greenland is not for sale”. She told Sky News: “The thing is, there can’t be a deal without having Greenland as part of the negotiations, first of all.

“I have heard from the Greenlanders that I know – so we have a Greenlandic MP in Denmark – and she’s very clear that this is not a prerogative of Rutte and Nato.

“They can’t trade the underground in Greenland, or Greenlandic security without Greenlanders being part of it. And they are very clear: Greenland is not for sale, they are not up for negotiations.

“So it’s not real negotiations. It’s two men who have had a conversation. It’s definitely not a deal.”

The same day, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stressed that protecting Greenland was a major concern for every member of NATO.

Today she added: “NATO is fully aware of the Kingdom of Denmark’s position. We can negotiate about everything politically — security, investments, the economy. But we cannot negotiate about our sovereignty.

“I have been informed that this has not been the case either. And, of course, only Denmark and Greenland themselves can make decisions on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”