Greenland, NATO and Russia
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Greenland was not "a natural part" of Denmark and that the problem of former colonial territories was becoming
The debate around the Arctic is becoming hotter than ever as US President Donald Trump insists Greenland should become part of the United States. Security, shipping routes and mineral wealth are all in the mix.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov compared President Trump's push for Greenland with Russia's unilateral annexation of the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea more than a decade ago. "Crimea is no less important for the Russian Federation than Greenland is for the United States,
Geopolitical tensions are escalating as Russia reacts to U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland, a strategic Arctic territory and NATO-linked region. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stunned observers by suggesting that a successful annexation would be a historic moment not only for the United States,
It’s been a long-standing Kremlin strategy to drive a permanent wedge between the United States and Europe, dividing and weakening its traditional adversaries in the West.
Germany has withdrawn a small military reconnaissance team from Greenland as President Trump escalates pressure on Denmark over Arctic security.
Denmark deploys additional troops to Greenland after President Donald Trump claims the island is not secure from Russia or China.
Deploying parts of President Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield in Greenland would make Americans safer as the massive Arctic island is “critical” for the US to be able to stop an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by Russia or China, according to experts.