The Ministry of Defense of Danish on January 27 announced that it would spend 14.6 billion kroner (2.05 billion USD) to enhance military capacity in the Arctic region, according to CNN. This spending pack is aimed at “improving the capacity of monitoring and maintaining sovereignty in the region”, including the semi -autonomous territory of Greenland.
“At the same time, supporting the efforts of allies and NATO in the Arctic and the North Atlantic is essential to enhance security and defense in general,” the statement of the Defense Ministry of Defense said.
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In this spending package, Denmark will build 3 new naval ships to operate in the Arctic, 2 long -range drones (UAVs) capable of monitoring large areas and enhancing the ability to participate. Basic military training in the Arctic.
“We face the fact that there are serious challenges related to security and defense in the Arctic and the North Atlantic,” said Defense Minister of Defense Trels Luds Poulsen. “For this reason, we must enhance our presence in the region. That is the goal of this agreement, paving the way for the next initiatives this year,” he added.
A Danish patrol boat
Photo: Denmark Royal Navy
Danish Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt added that “Greenland is facing the changing security context”.
The decision to spend defense in the Arctic of Denmark was made among the scandal when US President Donald Trump continued to buy Greenland. The leader said that controlling the large island with US military bases is that “absolutely necessary”. Greenland and Denmark leaders both claimed that Greenland was not for sale.
The leader of the European Union (EU) also affirmed not to negotiate sovereignty over Greenland. When asked whether the EU should negotiate the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Danish member country, the EU High Commissioner is in charge of foreign policy Kaja Kallas said: “No, we do not negotiate about Greenland Of course, we are supporting our member country, Denmark and the country’s autonomy area, Greenland. “