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Danish officials on Saturday, JD Vance’s indifference on Greenland was withdrawn against coruscating criticism, accusing the United States by significantly reducing their military presence in the Arctic.
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Denmark Foreign Minister, responded Unlocked visit of the US Vice President Copenhagen said the American military base in Greenland said “open to criticism,” said, “We do not appreciate the tone of the conveyed – how you talk to your close allies.”
He added: “In 1945, there were 17 major and military equipment in the United States Greenland with thousands of soldiers. Only one American base is left today. . . and something like 200 soldiers. There is still more, more, more. . . Let’s do it together. “
Denmark Greenland’s desire to seize Greenland Donald Trump’s future placed the future of the Arctic Island and 57,000 people geopolitical traffic light.
Vance, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited the Pituffik Space Database on Friday and charged Danish called “Greenland’s people well done by the people”.
Greenland is a semi-autonomous terrain in the Kingdom of Denmark, but most of the population asked Copenhagen to independence.
Denmark officials, which opened a $ 2 billion defense package as soon as they call a $ 2 billion defense package, first made a careful approach to Trump’s expansion allegations. But in the last week, they became more confident in returning to the United States.
Rasmussen admitted that Vance did not sleep in the US in the Arctic. “The fact is that we all have a peaceful dividend. We all moved on the assumption that there is an arctic and a low-voltage region. However, this period is over.
Trump claimed that Russia and China were behind Russia and China in the regions as the melting of ice in the regions as the largest geopolitical competitors in the United States.
However, Denmark and Greenland officials, we must “own” with rhetoric, refused to refuse to rulge in the military.
Vancance on Friday, “There is no military force to be needed,” said Greenlanders, partially choosing Independence from Denmark and then, “he said,” he said. The Vice President added that China and Russia have threats to Greenland, but experts said the only social threat came from the United States.
Denmark, Afghanistan and Iraq sent troops to fight with US soldiers, and their officers were afraid of their closest security allies. However, they did not increase their disgrace. “I thought it was worse,” he said.
Denmark, Denmark, Denmark said that the criticism of the United States is not a “fair way to refer to Denmark”, called the “good and strong ally”.
Under the extensive defense agreement since 1951, the United States is allowed to build military bases within Grenand, during which the United States does not affect the sovereignty.
Greenlandic and Denmark officials said they had offered several times in recent years to increase the military traces of the United States, but America re-measured his existence instead.
Greenland presented a new, large government coalition on Friday. Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the new Prime Minister Nielsen, the government’s formation talks still criticized Vance for disrespecting the unparalleled visit.
