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Denmark this week announced a safety package of $ 2 billion for Greenland, making another great commitment to the defense of the Arctic nation as President Trump Call repeatedly to acquire the island.
The Ministry of Defense said in a Monday launch In the first part of an agreement with the territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, three new Arctic ships and long -range drones are included, both of which Denmark is responsible for security issues.
According to officials, a second part of the agreement will be concluded in the first half of this year.
Danish Minister of Defense, Lund Pulsen, said they are “in charge of serious security policy challenges” in the region.
“The Danish Defense Intelligence Service evaluates that the level of threat to the Arctic and the North Atlantic has worsened,” Poululsen said in a statement. “Therefore, we must significantly reinforce the presence of Danish defense in the regions.”
The Monday Agreement includes improvements for satellite capacity and field -based sensors and spurs education in Greenland for young people for more information on security problems.
Denmark also announced A package of $ 1.5 billion for Greenland in December, shortly after Trump first Made his comments Regarding the acquisition of the Arctic Island, although Copenhagen insisted that the funds had already been planned.
Trump has it continued to assert that Greenland is vital for national defense And that Denmark could sell it. And early this month he was not ruled out Grabbing the largest island in the world with military force.
Greenland is considered a strategic country in the Arctic, which is becoming more disputed as climate change melts ice and opens new marine paths. The island also has rare ground minerals.
But both Denmark and Greenland they have defended this The country is not for saleand even Republicans have it questioned Trump’s call to acquire the territory.
It is. Lisa Murkowski (R-Area issued a joint statement On Monday with the Danish member of Parliament Aaja Chemnitz, who said that “the future will be defined by collaboration, not property.”
“To ensure that our alliance can reach all their potential, the North -Americans must see Greenland as an ally, not an asset,” they wrote. “Open for business, but not for sale.”
Vivian Motzfeldt, Minister of Independence and Foreign Affairs of Greenland, said in a statement that the country hopes to work with the Danish government on security.
“Greenland is entering a time to change the landscape of threat,” said Motzfeldt. “I am pleased that with this partial agreement we have taken the first step to strengthen the security in Greenland and the surrounding area.”
