Russia has no claims to Greenland and harbors no aggressive plans against its Arctic neighbors. Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin stated this in an interview with .
This is his way of responding to US President Donald Trump's statement that if Washington does not gain control of the island, Moscow or Beijing will.
“Russia does not harbor aggressive plans against its Arctic neighbors and does not threaten them with military action,” the diplomat emphasized.
Russia spoke out about Trump's goals in the Greenland issue
The Ambassador reiterated the words of Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen during a press conference in Washington, when he directly stated that neither Russia nor China currently threatens Greenland.
At the same time, Barbin noted that NATO countries, including Denmark, are actively using “the fetishization of the Russian or Chinese threat” to justify the militarization of the Arctic.
According to the diplomat, NATO's participation in the Arctic region, including Greenland, will promote confrontational approaches, leading to increased tensions and weakening security, instead of strengthening it.
Previously, MK wrote that French President Emmanuel Macron announced the start of participation in the Armed Forces of the Fifth Republic in joint NATO exercises in Greenland. The soldiers were officially invited to the island by the Danish government.
