Pituffik, Greenland – March 28: US vice -president JD Vance speaks on March 28, 2025 in Pitfic, Greenland at the US Military Pituitary Space Base. The journey for the trip was extended back after a plan after a plan for a more comprehensive visit of officers in Greenland and Denmark, which controls the foreign and defense policy of the semi -economic sector. (Photo by Jim Watson – Pool / Getty Images)
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American vice president JD Vance On Friday, Denmark accused Greenland’s security of reducing and claimed that other European partners have failed to keep pace with defense spending.
chairman Donald Trump Repeatedly expressed a desire to gain control over the autonomous Danish sector, describing the possibility as a “full requirement” for American national security.
“Denmark has not done a good job in keeping Greenland safe,” Vance on Friday told Services at the Pitfic Space Base in Greenland.
“We know that even our colleagues in Europe have not kept pace often, they have not kept pace with military expenses and Denmark has not dedicated the resources necessary to protect this base, to maintain this basis, to keep their troops, and in my view, the people of Greenland, to protect this base from Russia, China and other Nations.”
The Vice President said that the island was important because the Pitfic America would be the first to alert America if a missile was expelled from the enemy submarine in the enemy country or America
US Vice President JD Vance (C) posted with another woman Usha Vance (2nd L), National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (3rd L), his wife, former Homeland Security Advisor, Julia Neshwat (L) and Energy Secretary Chris Right (R), as they visit the US Army Army Army’s Pits Base Base on 28 March, 2025.
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“We know that Russia and China and other nations are taking an extraordinary interest in the Arctic route and the Arctic Navy routes and in fact in the Arctic regions.
After Vance’s visit, Denmark Foreign Minister Lars Loke Rasmusen said that his country was “open to criticism”, but he “did not appreciate the voice in which it is being distributed.”
“It’s not how you talk to your close colleagues,” he said Video message The social media was shared on platform x.
“We respect that the United States needs a large military appearance in Greenland, as Vice President Vance mentions this evening. We, Denmark and Greenland, are very open to discuss it with you,” Rasmusen said.
‘Far’ rhetoric
Vance’s visit comes in the form of Trump Repeated His desire to handle Greenland for national and international security purposes earlier this week, saying that America “we have to go where we have to go.”
He said, “We need Greenland and the world needs Greenland including Denmark,” he said, referring to the island, which is a semi-late area of Denmark.
Danish Defense Minister Trols Lund Paison Condemned Trump’s comments said that “far-off” rhetoric was another increase from America
Both governments of Greenland and Denmark have repeatedly voiced the proposals of Trump, with Mute EZ, first the outgoing Prime Minister of Greenland, This month Saying this: “Don’t treat us with insults. Is enough.”
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin This week Wags This would be a “intense mistake” to dismiss Trump’s effort “as something preceded by the new US administration.”
Putin said that the US had earlier offered to buy Greenland and plans to control the region “as far as back in the 1860s.”
The Russian President said, “In short, there are serious plans about the United States of Greenland. These schemes have long historical roots, as I have just mentioned, and it is clear that the United States will continue to carry forward its geo-compatible, military-political and economic interests in the Arctic.”
This week was found with the US’s initial plan Starc for a delegation of officers to visit the island. Criticism From leaders in Denmark and Greenland. Danish Prime Minister Metet Fredericseen claimed that the schemes were creating “unacceptable pressure”.
The journey was shortened for a day -long phenomenon and limited to the journey of the American Pitfic Space Base on the island, which is located far away from the cities of the region.
Denmark appeared Welcome Change with External Affairs Minister Rasmusen suggested that he is a symbol of a de-size.
– Sam Meredith of CNBC contributed to this report.
