Conflict over Greenland: Denmark: No settlement with USA in Greenland disaster talks | EUROtoday

Even after the disaster talks between the USA, Denmark and Greenland, there is no such thing as a resolution to the battle over the Arctic island. There stays a “fundamental disagreement” between the events, mentioned Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen after the assembly with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Vice President JD Vance, which was additionally attended by Greenland’s international coverage minister Vivian Motzfeldt.

US President Donald Trump had already made it clear earlier than the hour-long dialog in a US authorities constructing close to the White House that he wouldn’t deviate a millimeter from his territorial declare. Anything apart from a Greenland within the palms of the United States is “unacceptable,” Trump wrote on his mouthpiece Truth Social.

Rasmussen mentioned they traveled to Washington after “a series of, shall I say, remarkable public statements on the security of Greenland and the Arctic.” “Our goal was to find a common way to increase this security.”

It was agreed to kind a high-level working group to see if a standard path might be discovered that takes under consideration each American safety pursuits and the Kingdom of Denmark’s pink traces, Rasmussen mentioned. This working group ought to meet for the primary time inside weeks.

Trump stays robust: “Anything else is unacceptable”

In current days, Trump has repeatedly justified his declare with safety points and a risk from Russia and China. The US authorities had not dominated out taking the island by pressure.

Belonging to NATO isn’t ample safety – neither for Greenland nor the USA, Trump wrote earlier than the assembly. Greenland is crucial for the development of the deliberate “Golden Dome” missile protection, and NATO ought to due to this fact pave the way in which for a US takeover of the island, Trump wrote. In capital letters he threatened that in any other case China or Russia would do that. He will forestall that. Trump had repeatedly referred to the rising presence of Russian and Chinese ships within the area.

Is that true in regards to the Russian and Chinese presence?

China particularly is a priority for Western militaries. The commander in chief of NATO forces in Europe, Alexus G. Grynkewich, just lately mentioned about potential threats from China, saying that the nation is changing into more and more aggressive, particularly within the far north. The Chinese despatched analysis ships to the area, which then presumably carried out navy explorations below a scientific guise. During the latest ice-free season, ships stayed off the north coast of Alaska for a very very long time. There are additionally joint patrols with the Russians.

Denmark elevated its navy presence in Greenland on Wednesday with help from Sweden and Norway. This is finished in reference to navy workout routines with plane, ships and troopers – and in shut cooperation with NATO allies, mentioned a press release from the Foreign Ministry and the Greenland Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Research.

During a press convention, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, when requested how the navy would reply to an assault, mentioned this was a “hypothetical” scenario. “But the order is that if you are attacked, you must defend the kingdom,” he mentioned.

What function does NATO play?

In order to defuse the battle, a number of alliance states have just lately spoken out in favor of a stronger alliance presence within the area – together with Germany. Among different issues, there’s speak of beginning a brand new surveillance operation referred to as “Arctic Sentry”. This can be a distinct operation than the one Denmark introduced on Wednesday.

So far, Trump has not let this dissuade him from his path. NATO can solely develop an efficient deterrent because of the USA, the US President wrote, including that this was because of the strengthening of the US armed forces throughout his first time period in workplace. NATO will likely be much more spectacular and efficient with a US-controlled Greenland.

The European Parliament condemned this and former Trump administration statements about Greenland as “unacceptable.” Any try to “undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland violates international law and the Charter of the United Nations,” the EU Parliament mentioned.