As U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up his aggressive stance towards Greenland, Copenhagen has responded with a flurry of often disjointed political manoeuvres and the public in the Arctic semi-autonomous country worries about what comes next....
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“The consulate’s main task is to undermine Greenland and especially to undermine the relationship between Denmark and Greenland. That’s not something we have any interest in,” he said. “But certainly not to carry out subversive activities. I find it hard to imagine the Americans would allow that from another country.”
Jarlov believes what is being witnessed is only the tip of the iceberg and that more revelation about U.S. espionage operations in Greenland will come to light in the future.
“It is completely predictable, and more of the same is coming. In the time ahead, they will do everything they can to discredit Denmark’s presence in Greenland and support separatists,” he said. “There will be more and more of this in the near future with the goal of pushing Denmark out, so they can take control of Greenland and ultimately seize all the resources.”
A March 6 poll conducted by Danish newspaper Berlingske showed that 41% of Danes view the U.S. as a serious threat. Denmark’s options for responding to increased U.S. belligerence are quite limited, but politically the focus has been on speaking softly, yet firmly and drumming up EU support . Meanwhile, the small Scandinavian nation has tried to garner sympathy and understanding from Americans.
With allies like the US, Denmark is happy to have good and reliable friends in Europe and beyond:Norway to host Joint Expeditionary Force Leaders’ Summit on security - regjeringen.no
The meeting stated this morning and the US threats against Greenland is on the agenda:
Denmark is not keeping quite about this unfriendly act by the Trump Administration:https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-danish-leader-says-you-cannot-spy-against-an-ally-after-reports-of-us-gathering-greenland-info/