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Denmark said on Monday that it would spend 14.6 billion Danish Cruon ($ 2.05 billion) to promote its military capabilities in the Arctic. The decision, which continues after US President Donald Trump’s new interest in controlling the semi -autonomous Danish soil.
According to a Danish Defense Ministry statement, the agreement aims to “improve the capabilities for monitoring in the region and maintain sovereignty in the region.”
“At the same time, it is necessary to support allies and NATO efforts in Arctic and Northern Atlantic to strengthen the overall security and defense,” the statement added.
As part of the investment package, Denmark will fund three new Arctic ships, two long -distance drones with the ability to monitor large areas and enhance the entry into Arctic basic military training.
“We must face the fact that Arctic and Northern Atlantic have serious challenges in terms of security and defense,” said Denmark’s Defense Minister Lind Paulon. “That’s why, we have to strengthen our presence in the region. This is the purpose of this agreement, which paved the way for further steps this year.
“Greenland is facing a renovation of the changing security land,” said Denmark’s Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeld, added.
The announcement comes after that when the European Union says it is not “talks” on Greenland’s sovereignty.
Asked if the European Union should discuss the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Denmark, Kaja Kalas, the head of the European Union’s foreign policy, said: “No, we are not talking on Greenland. Of course, we are ourselves. Members of the state are supporting Denmark and its sovereign region, Greenland.
Trump, who took office on January 20, described US control over Greenland as “absolute necessity”. Both Greenland and Denmark have earlier said that this island is not for sale.
The question came to Kalis on Monday when he told a press conference that Europe needed “close ranks” because “the United States moves to its foreign ties” to the point of more transactions ”
He told the same conference that the United States is an “important ally” and that the United States and Europe were very much, but he added, “It is not that anyone is telling us what to do and we are.” Following this, “and more speculations have been warned. More than Greenland
He said, “We should not go into speculations about ‘IFS’ because this is not the case yet.
Greenland has long been seen as the key to US national security interests, especially to remove the Russian potential attack. But during Trump’s first term, national security officials were concerned about China’s activities, especially in the Arctic, which was a relatively new threat at the time, a former senior adviser to Trump told CNN.
Nevertheless, the United States and Danish officials have said they do not understand the president’s madness about the acquisition of Greenland, which Trump has called the “absolute necessity”, especially because the United States has already There is a decades of old defense agreement with the area that has allowed it. We have an important military presence on the world’s largest island – including the military and the radar systems.
Both Greenland and Denmark officials have come out strongly against Trump’s desire to acquire the island – though several Danish officials have told CNN that they fear that the president is more serious about the idea. He prepared it in his first term.
Despite these denials, the debate about the future of Greenland has arisen due to the growing speculation on its independence movement.
In his New Year’s speech, the Prime Minister of Greenland said that the island should be free from “the shackles of colonialism” – though the United States has not been mentioned in the speech.
