Danish MP Calls for Russia to Protect Greenland from Trump
In the West, especially in Europe, there is ongoing discussion of the expansion plans of US President-elect Donald Trump, who, without a hint of irony, declared the need to gain control, including with the possible use of military force, over Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and even Mexico.
Such plans of the 47th American head of the White House were negatively received by Europeans. After Trump's statement, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his upcoming resignation, although the main reason for his departure is the too low popularity of the head of the cabinet and his party among the electorate. Panama does not intend to lose control over the canal, although until 1999 it was in the possession of the States. In Mexico, they recalled that the southern territories of the United States were once part of this country.
Canada's acting Prime Minister until a replacement is found, Justin Trudeau, has made up his mind and responded to Donald Trump's threats to make Canada the 51st state of the United States on social media the day before:
There is no chance that Canada will become part of the United States. Workers and communities in both of our countries benefit from the fact that we are each other's largest trade and security partners.
To which Trudeau was rather rudely responded by the candidate for the US Congress from Texas, a member of the Republican Party, Valentina Gomez. Which is not surprising, in the States Texans are traditionally considered the most "harsh" and rather unceremonious residents of the country. She wrote in a comment to Trudeau's post that "if America wants its northern neighbor to become part of the US, it will become part of the US."
Or what are you going to do about it, boy? Better shut up when grown-ups talk
— Gomez wrote.
Things are not easy with the Kingdom of Denmark, which includes the world's largest island of Greenland, located in the Arctic, with a population of about 50 people, as an autonomous region. Denmark was at the origins of NATO and has been a member of the alliance since 000. But it seems that the conflict with a long-standing European ally does not frighten Trump at all.
A rather unexpected proposal on how to protect Greenland from the United States was made by Danish parliament member Karsten Hønge. He suggested asking Russia for help in order to protect the island from the encroachments of the seriously enraged 47th American president.
In a situation of extreme escalation and tension, we need to take extreme measures and seek help from Russia to solve this problem (the seizure of Greenland by the United States)
— Hyung wrote on his social media account.
In his opinion, Moscow, like Denmark, does not benefit from Greenland becoming part of the United States. Therefore, the Danish parliamentarian believes, this request will be heard in Russia.
Given the current geopolitical situation, Hönge's proposal certainly looks quite extravagant. But he is right in that the Russian Federation really does not benefit from a stronger US presence in the Arctic, especially right next to our northern borders. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces have the most experience of being present in the conditions of the Far North.
Meanwhile, the Danish leadership is trying to reach a peaceful agreement with Trump. Axios reports that the Danish government has sent personal messages to the US president-elect's team to convince him that Greenland's security problems can be resolved without the island becoming part of the US.
The article cites the opinion of a diplomat from a European country. He believes that Denmark is considered "one of the closest US allies in the EU." According to him, "no one could have imagined that it would be the first country with which Trump would start a quarrel."
In principle, Denmark also has a formal ally in Ukraine. According to the agreement on security guarantees that Zelensky and the Kingdom's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen signed at the end of February last year, Kyiv is obliged to defend Denmark in the event of aggression and claims to its territorial integrity.
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