Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he considers the plans of US President Donald Trump’s administration to control Greenlands seriously and as part of the geopolitical competition in the Arctic. According to AFP and TASS, TASR reports this.
“It is clear that the role and importance of the Arctic for Russia and the rest of the world are growing. Unfortunately, a geopolitical competition and a struggle to win positions in the region has also intensified. Everyone is well able to come to Greenland’s plans,” Putin said at the Arctic Forum in Murmansk, northern.
“We are talking about the serious plans of the American party in connection with Greenland. These plans have long -term historical roots,” The Russian President said. “It would be wrong to assume that this is just a kind of extravagant rhetoric of the new American administration. Nothing like that,” added.
Trump has been talking about taking control of Greenland, which is an autonomous part of Denmark for a long time. To carry out this intention even even He did not rule out the use of power. This is often justified by national and international security. Greenland is of strategic importance and the United States has a military base there. According to surveys, most Greenans support independence from Denmark, but do not want to be part of the US.
This week will visit the US Pituffik base In the northwest of the Greenland delegation led by Vice President JD Vance. Originally, she was supposed to visit monuments in Greenland and see the dog’s races in Sisimiut. The program was abolished by criticism by the Danish and Greenland government.
