// yuri kochetkov / epa
To devalue would be “big mistake”: Trump’s plans to assume Granelândia’s control are serious, according to the president of Russia.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, considered today that the plans US homologous, Donald Trump, to assume the control of São Serious and warned that the Arctic can become a “trampoline for possible conflicts.”
For the Russian leader, it is “Serious Plans” From the United States, he said at a conference over Arctic in Murmansk, northwestern Russia, referring to “projects that have long historical roots.”
Putin stated that “it is evident that the United States will continue to systematically promote their geostrategic, political-military and economic interests in the Arctic” and that it would be a “Serious mistake” believing that the white house leader’s statements are extravagant.
“None of this,” he said, emphasizing that Moscow “never threatened anyone in the Arctic”although it is closely following the situation in the region and is increase your military capacity in the region.
In his intervention, the Russian President pointed to the increase in the “combat capacity of the Armed Forces” and the modernization of defense infrastructures and indicated that the detachment of military to the region will continue to grow.
Although he insisted that the issue of Granelândia, an autonomous territory belonging to Denmark, does not concern Moscow, Putin said he was “concerned with the fact that the countries of NATO consider increasingly the extreme north as a Trampoline for possible conflicts“.
The Russian leader made a special mention of Finland e to Sweden, who have joined NATO in recent years and with which “until recently there were no problems.”
Economic measures
At the conference, Vladimir Putin announced a series of measures that aim Economically develop the northern regions of Russiastrategically important to Moscow, who has modernized in recent years several abandoned military bases since the Soviet period.
In particular, it determined the rehabilitation of the cities of the region, to ensure that Murmansk’s transportation capacity is tripled, and that other ports of the Arctic are developed.
The Kremlin leader also mentioned the improvement of rail connections between Siberia, Urals and the Far North, as well as the development of raw material extraction and shipbuilding.
“We will increase the capacity and rotation of our northern ports to a faster pace. We will do so based on modern environmental solutions, including automated and unmanned load handling technologies,” Putin said.
The Russian President said he was still open to collaboration with “friendly countries” in the Arctic and with Western countries “prove interest”.
Previously, Russian Sovereign Fund leader Kirill Dmitiev had admitted to the same conference the US participation in rare land investment projects in the Arctic region.
US President Donald Trump defended Granelândia on Wednesday is an essential territory for international security, justifying his claim to attach the autonomous territory of Denmark with “defensive and offensive” reasons.
In addition to the interest in rare lands in Grolândia, the United States are also preparing an understanding of the exploitation of these resources with Ukraine, a country invaded by Russia in 2022.
Moscow authorities hope to develop the North Sea Route in the Arctic, made possible by the defrost in the region, with a view to eventually competing with the Suez Canal, taking advantage of the impact of climate change.
