Denmark is shifting to strengthen Greenland’s protection capabilities after US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated controversial remarks in regards to the US’ want to manage the Arctic nation.
The Danish authorities introduced a serious plan to strengthen Greenland’s protection functionality simply hours after US President-elect Donald Trump publicly reiterated his want to purchase the Arctic nation, house to simply 56,000 individuals.
Without offering particulars, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen instructed Danish media Jyllands-Posten that Copenhagen would make investments a “double-digit” sum of billions in Danish kroner to enhance the nation’s defenses.
Unspecified protection spending may quantity to between €1.34 billion and €13.27 billion.
Trump stated Sunday on his social media platform, Truth Social, that the United States will search possession and management of Greenland for “functions of nationwide safety and freedom all through the world.”
In response, Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede declared: “Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic individuals.” He additionally said that his nation “shouldn’t be on the market and by no means will likely be.” We should not lose our lengthy battle for freedom.”
Greenland has its personal massive native authorities however continues to be affiliated with the Danish Crown.
The nation was a Danish colony till 1953, when it was reclassified as a district of Denmark. Greenland was then totally built-in into the Danish state below the structure of Denmark, making its individuals Danish residents.
Trump just lately expressed curiosity within the United States taking management of neighboring Canada and territories similar to Panama, citing financial pursuits within the canal of the identical title.
He has additionally pledged to deal with drug-producing gangs in Mexico, likening his plans to the US intervention in opposition to the so-called terrorist group IS in Syria.
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