The government of Denmark has announced plans to spend 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2 billion) on security measures in the Arctic and North Atlantic amid US President Trump’s bid to take over Greenland.
The now-contested island is becoming an increasingly more important thanks to its large, unexploited mineral resources and the access to new international shipping routes such as the Northern Sea Route emerging due to global warming.
“Europe is facing a serious situation. With war on the continent and shifts in the geopolitical reality. In moments like this, unity is crucial,” Euro Weekly News quoted Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen as saying recently.
“Denmark is a small country with strong allies. And it is part of a strong European community where together we can meet the challenges we face.”
The prime minister on January 26 met in Copenhagen with leaders of the Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish Governments in what is presumed to be discussions about the current state of events in the Arctic.
Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished
