US Vice President JD Vance on Friday criticised Denmark for failing to adequately protect Greenland, during a visit to the strategically significant and resource-rich Arctic territory. His remarks, made at the Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, have been viewed as a provocation by both Copenhagen and Nuuk.
” Denmark has never done much,”
Vance alleged at a press event that Denmark had underinvestigated in Greenland and had neglected both its citizens and surveillance systems.
The people of Greenland have done a poor job, he said, and our information to Denmark is easy. You have invested too little in Greenland’s citizens and too little in the protection structure of this outstanding, breathtaking territory.
Donald Trump’s decision to buy Greenland, a move that has drawn powerful opposition from Danish and Greenlandic leaders, has spurred his visit.
Greenland is viewed by the US as crucial to global stability.
Trump has emphasized Greenland’s strategic significance for both countrywide surveillance and global security. He argued at the White House on Friday that maintaining world peace is paramount in order to gain control of the island, not just US pursuits.
” We are not discussing harmony for the United States.” We are discussing earth harmony. We are addressing global safety, according to Trump.
Vance downplayed the possibility of military actions, even though Trump has not ruled out the use of force to overthrow Greenland.
We believe this makes sense, and because of that, we believe Greenlanders are nice and rational, so we believe we can close a deal, in the Donald Trump way.
His family Usha Vance, national security advisor Mike Waltz, power director Chris Wright, Utah lawmaker Mike Lee, former country security consultant Julia Nesheiwat, and original homeland security consultant Julia Nesheiwat were with him on the attend.
The rulers of Denmark decry the visit.
Danish and Greenlandic officials have harshly criticized the unwelcome US attend. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized Denmark’s and Greenland’s actions as “unacceptable tension,” while the European Union also expressed support for Copenhagen’s position.
A majority of Northerners oppose any form of US invasion, according to a poll conducted in January.
