Posted on 01/30/2025 5:34:10 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The government of Denmark says it will increase military spending in the North Atlantic amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to have Greenland sold or ceded to the United States.
Late Monday, the Danish government announced an agreement of 14.6 billion-kroner – or nearly $2 billion – with parties including the governments of Greenland and the Faroe Islands to "improve capabilities for surveillance and maintaining sovereignty in the region."
The Defense Ministry in Copenhagen said those will include three new Arctic naval vessels, two additional long-range surveillance drones and satellite capacity.
On Tuesday, Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, traveled to several major European capitals, including Berlin, Paris and Brussels, where she met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks to the media following talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Jan. 28, 2025, in Berlin. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Frederiksen warned that Europe faces what she called "a more uncertain reality" and said her country would be strengthening its military presence around Greenland.
The trip comes after Trump has repeatedly made various statements calling Greenland vital to U.S. national and economic security interests and expressed interest in purchasing it from Denmark. Trump has even said he wouldn’t rule out using military force to gain control of the island's territory.
Frederiksen didn't directly mention Trump's threat in comments at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but she said that "we are facing a more uncertain reality, a reality that calls for an even more united Europe and for more cooperation."
She pointed to Russian activities in Ukraine and beyond and said that "it is up to Europe to define the future of our continent, and I think we have to take more responsibility for our own security."
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Trump saw Greenland as a possible weak spot. So he made a bid and the Danish will now raise their offensive strength to keep them. They are our allies and we didn't have to spend that $2 billion.
WINNING
It’s the type of thinking that appeals to Trump.
This could go several ways, none of which have any particular
down-side for us.
It would be a great addition to our nation, and if Canada
came along also, just wow.
The resources alone would be a massive plus.
Frederiksen didn’t directly mention Trump’s threat in comments at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but she said that “we are facing a more uncertain reality, a reality that calls for an even more united Europe and for more cooperation.”
Maybe Denmark will be the first NATO euro member to exceed their 2% defense commitment. Nice work, Donald!
Our allies or are they allies of China?
Do you really want 40 million more Minnesotans?
LOL! Prior to Biden’s proxy war with Russia, Denmark had only allocated 1.3% of the required 2% of their GDP for their own defense as agreed to by NATO member nations in 2014. They’re slackers until they personally feel threatened.
The article didn’t say with this increase what is the percentage of their defense budget to the GDP, as required by the agreement for NATO.
$2 billion works out to be about $3.75 an acre. Trump should start out at $4.00/acre and see how far Denmark will go. When you own the printing press you have a big advantage! 😆
Bidding war? ;-P
Denmark increasing spending that way may well be part of what Trump was bargaining for. Make no mistake- he was bargaining.
"The bombing begins in five minutes."
Ron was bargaining, too, though he likely didn’t realize it at the time.
LOL, well... not really.
I wonder if their attitudes would change at all under a
new system.
Trump will want an agreement that keeps China and Russia out of Greenland.
“Do you really want 40 million more Minnesotans?”
We sure don’t want the Frenchies. What do we get? Press three for French on our phone menus?
go to the extreme and work your way back to a conclusion you wanted from the beginning and then some, art of the deal, nice work mr president. Im sure if its agreed upon by trump we will be spending and investing in Greenland bigly and anything Trump suggests will be agreed upon
Leave Montreal, the northern territories, the native territory as Canada, Take everything else - each province becomes a state.
That way Canada is surrounded and we have a land corridor to Alaska and a short ferry ride to the State of Greenland.
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