US EditionRussia says NATO talk of Moscow and Beijing being a threat to Greenland is a myth to create hysteria
Russia claims NATO uses false threats of Moscow and Beijing near Greenland to justify Arctic militarization, calling it a dangerous escalation and political manipulation.
- On Jan 15, Russia's embassy in Moscow said NATO's talk of Russia and China as threats to Greenland is a myth meant to create hysteria and called its Arctic policy `counterproductive and extremely dangerous`.
- Amid U.S. interest in Greenland, Russia has modernised Arctic military bases in recent years while U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for U.S. control, claiming Denmark cannot handle its defence.
- Citing NATO intelligence briefings, Russia's embassy in Belgium said Western diplomats acknowledged no Russian or Chinese submarines had been spotted near Greenland in recent years, accusing NATO of accelerated militarisation under a false pretext.
- France, Germany, Norway and Sweden have begun deploying troops to Greenland in a show of support to Nuuk and Copenhagen, while Russia accused NATO and its European members of blocking peace efforts in Ukraine.
- Russia said it is watching Greenland developments with serious concern and urged the wider Arctic region to remain peaceful and stable, while not directly criticising U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, accused NATO of attempting to militaryize the Arctic in the context of the American request to obtain control over Greenland, an autonomous territory that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Vladimir Barbin, the Russian ambassador to Denmark, points to the US claims on Greenland, a militarization of the Arctic. The Russian or Chinese threat is a frightening spectre.
The Russian government said to be seriously concerned with military accumulation in the Arctic region, as announced by Denmark and other Otan countries in the fourth (14). Tropsing is a reaction to the threats of Donald Trump to take the island.
DECRYPTAGE - Reacting to what it considers a new advance of the Alliance, Moscow diplomacy warned Europeans on Thursday against "any attempt to ignore Russian interests in the Arctic".
Spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses European capitals of "trying to exacerbate the situation [...] and create security threats" of Russia in the Arctic
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