Denmark says US barbs over Greenland are ‘not how you speak to your close allies’

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On Saturday, Danish officials returned against criticizing Greenland from JD Vans, accusing the United States significantly return the artic military presence.

Rasmusen responded to Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lake Vice-president Copenhagen is “open to criticism” to the American military base in Greenland, but “we don’t appreciate the tone that is being provided – you don’t talk to your close allies”.

He added: “In 1945, there were 17 bases and military installations in the United States Greenland Including thousands of soldiers. Today, there is only an American base left. The The And something like 200 soldiers. We can do much more in the structure we are today. The The Let us do it together. “

Denold Trump’s public desire to occupy Greenland from Denmark has given the future of Arctic Island and its 57,000 people GhostThe

Vans, US National Protection Advisor Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Right, visited the island’s Pittic Space base on Friday and accused Denmark “not do a good job by the people in Greenland.”

Greenland is a semi-autonomous region in the Kingdom of Denmark, but most of its population eventually wants independence from Copenhagen.

Danish officials, who unveiled a $ 2 billion dollar defense package after admitting that they did not invest enough in the island security, initially took a vigilant view of Trump’s expansive claim. However, last week, they have become more visible in the United States pressing the back of the United States.

Rasmussen said that Vans also acknowledged that Artic did not invest considerably in the United States. “The real thing is, we are all collecting dividends of peace. We all worked with the idea that the artic was a low-cost zone. But that time was over. Stability is not an alternative,” he said.

Trump has argued that the United States is behind Russia and China in regions like Ibreaker because its two largest geographical rivals are ready to melt away in the north.

However, Danish and Greenlandic officials were terrified of his speech that Greenland “we had to stay”, refused to deny the military.

On Friday, Vans said he didn’t think that “the military was ever needed”, because he hoped that the Greenlanders would choose independence from Denmark and then would have a more close part with the United States. The Vice-President has also added that there are threats from China and Russia to Greenland, but experts say that the only public threat from the United States has come.

Denmark has sent troops to fight along with Afghanistan and Iraq’s US troops, and its officials were frustrated by criticizing their nearest security partners. However, they too were relieved that the vans did not increase the issues. “I thought it would have been worse,” one said.

Danish Prime Minister Met Frederixen said Vans criticized “not a fair way to mention Denmark”, which he called “a good and powerful allies” in the United States.

Under the extensive defense agreement from the 5th, the United States has been allowed to set up military bases across Greenland until it affects Denmark’s sovereignty.

Greenlandic and Danish officials said they had proposed several times to extend US military footprints in recent years but the United States instead returned its presence.

Greenland unveiled a new, broad government alliance on Friday. The new Prime Minister Jens-Frederick Nilson Vans has declared his unwanted visit for lack of respect when the government’s formation is still under discussion.