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Denmark’s government says it will increase military expenses in the North Atlantic in the US President Donald Trumps Offer that Greenland sold or abolished to the United States.
Late Monday Danish government Anal agreement of 14.6 billion crowns of or almost $ 2 billion with parties, including the governments of Greenland and Faroe Islands, “the skills for surveillance and maintaining sovereignty in the region”.
The Ministry of Defense in Copenhagen said that this will include three new arctic naval vessels, two additional surveillance drones and satellite capacity.
On Tuesday, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen traveled to several large European capitals, including Berlin, Paris and Brussels, where she met NATO secretary General Mark Rutte.
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The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks on January 28, 2025 in Berlin in Berlin, Germany, with the media after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not seen). (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Frederiksen warned that Europe was exposed to a “unsafe reality” and said that its country would strengthen its military presence in Greenland.
After Trump has repeatedly made various statements that are of crucial importance for the US and economic security and have expressed interest in the purchase of Denmark. Trump even said that he would not rule out military violence to get control of the island’s territory.
Greenland Prime Minister Múte Eggede (left) and the elected President Donald Trump (right). (Getty Images / Fox News Digital)
Frederiksen mentioned Trump’s threat in comments at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but she said that “we are confronted with a more insecure reality, a reality that requires even more uniform Europe and more cooperation”.
The EU military director says it makes sense to bring European troops in Greenland, reports words
She pointed out Russian activities in Ukraine and beyond and said that “it is in Europe to define the future of our continent, and I think we have to take on more responsibility for our own security.”
In its announcement in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, the Danish Ministry of Defense said that the parties agreed to negotiate a second agreement in the first half of this year that focused on strengthening the deterrent and defense.
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“We have to face the fact that there are serious challenges in relation to security and defense in the Arctic and North Atlantic,” said Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen. “For this reason, we have to strengthen our presence in the region.”
His ministry said that investments will support local jobs and companies in Greenland and Faroe Islands, but a focus.
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The Greenland government insisted that the territory is not for sale, but is open to cooperation. Trump’s ambitions were not mentioned in the declaration of the Ministry of Defense.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
