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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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
"Instead of carrying out constructive activities within the existing institutions, especially in the North Atlantic Council, NATO has chosen the path of an accelerated North military approach and strengthened its presence there under the imaginative context of a threat to the growth of Moscow and Beijing," the Russian Ambassador to Brussels, the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance.The diplomatic mission representatives accused the Allian…
Russia says the West should stop claiming Moscow and Beijing threaten Greenland
Russia said on Thursday that its was unacceptable for the West to keep claiming that Russia and China threatened Greenland, and said the crisis over the territory showed the inconsistency of the West’s implementation of the so-called “rules-based” order.
Russia Criticises NATO Troop Deployment to Greenland
Russia has expressed concern over the arrival of NATO personnel in Greenland, an Arctic territory of Denmark that has gained strategic attention amid rising geopolitical tensions. France, Sweden, Germany and Norway said on Wednesday they would deploy military personnel to Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, as part of a reconnaissance mission. The deployment follows a meeting in Washington between U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials that failed to eas…
Soldiers from several NATO countries are supposed to come together in Greenland for a military mission. The Russian Embassy does not like this. It speaks of a military presence under "false pretext".
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