Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has proposed it's time Britain abandoned the "Great" from its Great Britain designation.

"No offense, but I believe we should call Britain just Britain, because Great Britain is the only example of a country that calls itself great," Lavrov declared during a press briefing. The senior Russian diplomat also announced on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to purchase Greenland indicates a "deep crisis" for NATO and questioned whether the alliance can maintain unity as a coherent military-political bloc.

"It was hard to imagine before that such a thing could happen," Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented during a press conference, cautioning it might result in a scenario where "one NATO member is going to attack another NATO member."

Lavrov contended that Trump's actions have weakened the Western concept of a "rule-based global order" that Russia has persistently opposed, even after Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine nearly four years ago.

"Now it's not the Collective West writing the rules but just one its representative," Lavrov remarked sardonically. "It's a major upheaval for Europe, and we are watching it. The Euro-Atlantic concept of ensuring security and cooperation has discredited itself."

According to Lavrov, Denmark's control over Greenland constitutes a vestige of colonial legacy. "In principle, Greenland isn't a natural part of Denmark," he declared.

Nevertheless, Lavrov categorically dismissed Trump's assertions that Russia and China harbour any intentions to threaten the Arctic territory. "We have no relation to that," he declared.

"We are certainly watching this serious geopolitical situation and will make our conclusions when it's settled."

During his annual press conference outlining Moscow's foreign policy goals, Lavrov voiced cautious backing for Trump's proposal to create a Board of Peace.

Whilst the scheme was initially seen as a tool to resolve the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, it is now developing with far broader ambitions encompassing other international disputes, potentially rivalling the United Nations. The Kremlin suggested it was examining Trump's invitation to join the board and awaiting further information from Washington.

"This initiative reflects the U.S. understanding that even with the foreign policy philosophy it has it considers necessary to rally a group of nations that would cooperate with them," Lavrov remarked.

He praised Trump's attempts to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine, describing the U.S. as the only Western country that has "expressed understanding of the need to take Russian interests into account and offered solutions taking into consideration the root causes of the crisis."

Nevertheless, Lavrov slammed Kyiv's European allies for trying to alter the American proposals whilst Ukrainian forces continue to endure a relentless Russian assault.

Russia's foreign minister argued that Trump's original proposal, which President Vladimir Putin backed during their Alaska meeting, contained protections for Russian-speaking Ukrainians and the Moscow-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Yet he alleged these elements were removed from the latest version presented by Kyiv and its European allies.

Such changes are unacceptable to Moscow, he maintained.

"We won't allow the luxury of once again letting the Kyiv regime to take a break and rearm," Lavrov declared.

Whilst recognising that Moscow remains willing to engage with European leaders, he added, "most likely, we won't be able to agree with them on anything as they drove themselves too deeply into hating Russia."

Lavrov also attacked the U.S. over its arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his extradition to face drug trafficking charges, describing it as a "crude military intervention."

He said that Moscow is still waiting for the U.S. to fulfil its pledge to release two Russian crew members from a Russia-flagged tanker captured by American authorities earlier this month, whilst highlighting U.S. pressure against Cuba and other Latin American nations. Furthermore, Lavrov emphasised Washington's refusal of Putin's proposal to honour the nuclear weapons restrictions set by the New START arms control agreement for an extra year beyond its expiry next month.

Russia remains ready to continue discussions with the United States founded on mutual respect for each country's interests, Lavrov declared.

He observed that during talks between the two nations in Riyadh this past February, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio underlined the significance of collaborating where their interests coincide and ensuring that disagreements don't spiral into confrontation. "I responded that I fully share this philosophy and logic," Lavrov said.