The northern areas of the globe are all the fashion within the geopolitical world proper now.
Whether or not it’s over protection concerns or over the more and more viable maritime routes, the Arctic and Greenland are all the time within the headlines.
Now, as Trump reaffirmed his confidence that the US ‘will get’ Greenland and doesn’t rule out the potential for navy power, Greenland and Denmark are panicking.
’We’ll get Greenland. Sure, 100%’, Trump mentioned in an interview with NBC. The likelihood is excessive that this can be completed with out the usage of navy power. However he once more said: ‘I don’t something from the desk’.
The brand new Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, defiantly posted on Fb that the US is not going to get the island.
Reuters reported:
“’President Trump says that america is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: The USA gained’t get that. We don’t belong to anybody else. We decide our personal future’, Nielsen mentioned within the social media submit.
[…] Throughout a go to to a U.S. navy base within the north of Greenland on Friday [28], U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark of not doing a very good job of conserving the island protected and recommended america would higher shield the strategically situated island.”
Denmark’s management has failed the individuals of Greenland, and their bullying techniques gained’t change that.
Funding in Greenland’s safety is in America’s greatest curiosity, and it’ll proceed beneath President Trump. pic.twitter.com/ZpGlnDXCRh
— Vice President JD Vance (@VP) March 28, 2025
PM Nielsen additionally mentioned in the present day (31) that he was wanting ahead to Wednesday’s go to by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
In a separate Reuters report:
“Frederiksen on Saturday introduced that she would go to Greenland on April 2-4 for talks with the semi-autonomous Danish territory’s new authorities, amid U.S. curiosity in taking management of the Arctic island.
‘Denmark is our closest associate, and it’s pure that we meet as quickly as attainable’, Nielsen wrote in a submit on Fb.”
Wow.
Trump simply obtained very critical about Greenland.
It’s about securing the Western Hemisphere. Russia and China are rising their affect within the arctic and Denmark can’t do it themselves.pic.twitter.com/CcH97fLay0
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) March 28, 2025
Whereas Greenland can rely on Denmark for some appreciable diplomatic help, in relation to the navy muscle, Denmark drained its protection capability to arm Ukraine.
Sputnik reported:
“Whereas it has a inhabitants of simply 6 [million] and a $428 [billion] GDP, Denmark has persistently led the Western alliance within the proxy battle towards Russia in Ukraine, with its arms deliveries the FOURTH LARGEST after the US, Germany and the UK, totaling $8.2 [billion], and non-military support including as much as $1.15 [billion].”
Denmark has cleared out its arms caches weapons to arm Kiev: F-16s, CAESAR howitzers, Leopard tanks, APCs, MANPADs, IFVs…
“Denmark has simply 130 civilian and navy personnel completely based mostly at its Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, plus the first Squadron of the Royal Danish Navy with 4 Thetis patrol and three Knud Rasmussen-class patrol ships, a lone Challenger 604 maritime patrol plane, and 14 Sirius Canine Sled Patrol commandos guarding the island.”
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