Last week, Denmark provided support to US forces that detained an oil tanker in the Atlantic for violating sanctions against Venezuela.
Denmark provided support to US forces in the eastern Atlantic last week, where they seized an oil tanker for violating sanctions, a Danish government official confirmed on Tuesday. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AP agency.
The US Navy seized the tanker after a weeks-long manhunt that began in the Caribbean Sea. This comes after the US imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela to stop sanctioned vessels coming and going from the South American country.
Anonymous support of Denmark
The representative spoke on the condition of anonymity and without providing more detailed information about the Danish support. Copenhagen helped Washington at a time when President Trump is intensifying his statements about the need to take control of the autonomous Danish territory – Greenland.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and his Greenland counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt will meet with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House on Wednesday to discuss Greenland. Officials from both Denmark and Greenland have repeatedly stressed that the island is not for sale and expressed concern when Trump refused to rule out the potential use of force to take control of it.
Greenland and political tension
The White House and Pentagon did not respond to requests for comment. Newsmax was the first to report on Danish aid to the USA.
