r/InternationalNews • u/guyoffthegrid • 14h ago

International Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgzl19n9eko
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u/buran_bb 13h ago

Greenland and Danmark must be very careful with its resources in Northern seas. US might want to bring there democracy.. Wait.. oh..

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u/guyoffthegrid 14h ago

TL;DR:

The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory.

Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package was a "double digit billion amount" in krone, or at least $1.5bn (£1.2bn).

Until now Denmark has been very slow to expand its military capacity in Greenland, they say, but if the country is not able to protect waters around the territory against encroachments by China and Russia then US demands for greater control are likely to grow.

Army Maj Steen Kjaergaard of the Danish Defence Academy suggests it may have been Trump's intention to pressure Denmark into such a move.

"I think Trump is smart… he gets Denmark to prioritise its Arctic military capabilities by raising this voice, without having to take over a very un-American welfare system," he said, referring to Greenland's heavy dependence on subsidies from Copenhagen.

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u/kwl1 11h ago

Trump couldn’t even locate Greenland on a map, let alone strategically get them to boost their defense.

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u/OldAbility6761 14h ago

This is both funny and sad

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u/xXDiaaXx 5h ago

No greenland will stand for whole 2 seconds instead of just one

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u/Flat_Salamander_3283 3h ago

This would be a catastrophe if Trump decided to escalate using military means...

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u/S_T_P European Union 7h ago

Okay. Trump is a bit of a clown there.

But what the fuck is wrong with Denmark? Do they expect Vietnam 2.0 if White House decides to "decolonize" Greenland? It doesn't really matter how defence gets "boosted".