Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized US ‘unacceptable pressure’ after the announcement of the unlimited visit of a great Trump government delegation to the American military base of Pituffik
The vice president of Jd Vance, should visit the only military base of his country in This Friday (28), a trip seen as a provocation after the threats of Attachment of the autonomous island of Denmark. The Republican President openly reaffirmed his intentions to take the territory to ensure the safety of his country. “We need Greenland,” he said.
The governments of Denmark and the island itself remain firm against him. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized the “unacceptable pressure” of the United States after the announcement earlier this week of the non-invited visit to a major Trump government delegation.
The visit ended up limited to a Vance’s trip and his wife, Usha, accompanied by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, to the American military base of Pituffik, on the northwest coast of the territory. This will allow the vice president to be “informed about arctic safety issues” and gather with the troops, his cabinet said.
Vance caused indignation among the Danes in early February when he said that Denmark “is not doing his job (protecting Greenland) and is not being a good ally.” Pituffik’s base is an essential part of Washington’s antimysis defense infrastructure, as its location in the Arctic puts it on the shorter route to Russian fired missiles against the United States. Known as Thule Air Base by 2023, the base served as an observation post for possible Soviet Union attacks during the Cold War.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described Trump’s idea to control Greenland as a “serious” project with “longtime historical roots” and expressed concern that the Arctic could become “a trampoline for possible conflicts.” Pituffik is also a strategic place to monitor the northern hemisphere and defend the vast Arctic Island that, according to the US government, the Danes have neglected.
For Marc Jacobsen, a professor at Royal Danish Defense College, Vance “is right to say that we do not fulfill the American desires of a greater presence, but we take action to answer” to that. In their opinion, the United States need to clarify their demands if they want Denmark to respond more appropriately. In January, Copenhagen announced that he would allocate almost $ 2 billion (11.49 billion reais) to strengthen his presence in the Arctic and the North Atlantic.
The government plans to acquire three new specialized vessels for the polar regions and two more long -range drones for surveillance. Greenland is a vast island, covered in 80% of ice, which contains hydrocarbons and minerals essential to energy transition. This vast territory of 57,000 inhabitants, almost 90% of denmark, which maintains powers on diplomacy, defense and monetary policy and provides annual help that represents 20% of Greenland’s GDP.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Victor Oliveira
