Denmark says that Greenland’s criticism is not “how you talk to your close allies”

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On Saturday, Danish officials retreated against criticism from JD Vance about their neglect in Greenland, accusing America of reducing its military presence significantly in the Arctic.

Lars Loki Rasmussen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, responded The uninterrupted US Vice President’s visit To an American military base in Greenland by saying, Copenhagen was “open to criticism”, but “we do not appreciate the tone that is being delivered – this is not the way you talk about your close allies.”

He added: “In 1945, the United States had 17 military rulers and fixtures in Greenland With thousands of soldiers. Today, only one American base remains. . . And something like 200 soldiers. We can do more, much more, in the frame we have today. . . Let’s do it together. “

Donald Trump’s general desire to seize Greenland from Denmark has put the future of the Arctic Island and 57,000 people in Geopolitical lights.

Fans, along with US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Minister Chris Wright, visited the Pittvic space on the island on Friday and accused Denmark of not doing “a good job by the people of Greenland.”

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

Danish officials, who revealed a $ 2 billion defense package after they admitted that they had not invested enough in Al -Jazeera security, took a cautious approach to Trump’s expansion demands. But last week, they became more assertive to return to the United States.

Rasmussen said that Verse also admitted that the United States has not invested enough in the Arctic. He said: “The truth is that we all reap peace profits. We all acted on the assumption that the Arctic was and should be a low tension area. But this time has ended. The current situation is not an option.”

Trump has argued that the United States had left Russia and China in regions such as the ice carback, where its largest geopolitical competitors are preparing to solve ice in the far north.

But the Danish and green officials felt terrified of his speech that “we must have” Greenland, and they refused to exclude the military power.

On Friday, Vans said he does not believe that “military power will be necessary at all,” in part, because Greenlands is expected to choose independence from Denmark and then a closer partnership with the United States. The vice president added that there are threats from China and Russia to Greenland, but experts said that the only general threat had come from the United States.

Denmark sent forces to fight alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq and its officials felt dismay for criticism from their nearest security ally. But they were also relieved that Vans did not escalate. One of them said, “I thought it was worse.”

Metty Friedriksen, the Prime Minister of the Danish, said that Vans’s criticism was not a “fair means to refer to Denmark”, which was called “a good and strong ally” to the United States.

Under a large -scale defense agreement since 1951, the United States is allowed to establish military bases via Greenland as long as it does not affect the sovereignty of Denmark.

Greenlandic and Danicher officials have suggested several times in recent years to increase the United States from its military imprint, but America instead reduced its existence.

Greenland revealed a new broad government alliance on Friday. Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the new prime minister, criticized Vans for not respecting by announcing his unintended visit while government formation talks were still happening.