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Pituffik, Greenland – March 28: American vice president JD Vance speaks at the base of the Pituffik space of the US army on March 28, 2025 in Pituffik, Greenland. The itinerary of the visit was reduced after a plan for a more extensive trip caused criticism of officials in Greenland and Denmark, which controls the foreign and defense policy of the semi -autonomous territory. (Photo by Jim Watson – Pool / Getty Images)
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Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark on Friday to invest in Greenland’s security architecture, since he said that other European allies had not been able to follow the pace of defense expenses.
Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to obtain control of the Danish autonomous territory, describing the perspective as an “absolute need” for national security purposes.
“Denmark has not done a good job to keep Greenland safe,” Vance told the members of the service at the Pituffik space base in Greenland on Friday.
“We know that too often our allies in Europe have not maintained the rhythm, they have not maintained the rhythm of military expenses and Denmark has not followed the pace of dedicating the necessary resources to maintain this base, maintain our troops and, in my opinion, keep the people of Greenland safe from many very aggressive incursions of Russia, China and other nations with interest in this area,” Vance told the newspapers.
The vice president said that the island rich in minerals was important because if a missile was fired from an enemy country or an enemy submarine to the United States, it would be people at the base that would alert the United States.
“We know that Russia and China and other nations are having an extraordinary interest in the Arctic halls and Naval Routes of the Arctic and, in fact, in the minerals of the Arctic territories. We need to make sure that the United States leads the Arctic because we know that if the United States does not, other nations will fill the void,” he said.
After Vance’s visit, Denmark Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said his country was “open to criticism”, but did not “appreciate the tone in which he is being delivered.”
“This is not how you speak to your nearby allies,” he said in a Video message Shared on the social media platform X.
“We respect that the United States needs a greater military presence in Greenland, as Vice President Vance mentioned tonight. We, Denmark and Greenland, we are very open to discuss this with you,” said Rasmussen.
‘Very recovered’ rhetoric
Vance’s visit is produced at the beginning of this week Trump reiterated His desire to take care of Greenland for national and international security purposes, saying that the United States “would go as far as us.”
“We need Greenland and the world to need Greenland, including Denmark,” he said, referring to the island, which is a semi -autonomous territory of Denmark.
Danish defense minister Troels Lund Poulen condemned Trump’s comments, saying that “crazy” rhetoric was a greater climbing in the United States.
Both Greenland governments and Denmark have repeatedly expressed the opposition to Trump’s plans, with mute Egede, the outgoing prime minister of Greenland, before This month Saying: “Don’t keep treating us with respect. It’s enough.”
In another place, Russian President Vladimir Putin also this week warned that would be a “deep mistake” to discard Trump’s effort “as an absurd talk of the new US administration.”
Putin marked that the United States had previously offered Greenland and had plans to control the territory “since the 1860s.”
“In summary, the United States has serious plans regarding Greenland. These plans have long historical roots, as I just mentioned, and it is obvious that the United States will continue to constantly progress their geostrategic, political and economic military interests in the Arctic,” Putin said.
The initial plan of the United States for a delegation of officials to visit the island met Stark criticism Of the leaders in Denmark and Greenland as the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the plans were creating “unacceptable pressure.”
Since then, the trip has shortened to a one -day event and has been restricted to a visit of the US Pituffik space base. Uu. On the island, which is far from the cities of the territory.
Denmark seemed welcome The changes, with the country’s Foreign Minister Lars Lars Lokke Rasmussen, suggesting that they symbolized a decalcalation.
– Sam Meredith of CNBC contributed to this report.
