Nordic officials refute Trump's remarks on China
Several Nordic diplomats stated that U.S. President Trump's claim about "Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland" is not true. Trump had previously used this as a reason to express his desire to "acquire" Greenland from Denmark.
According to the Financial Times, on November 11, two senior Nordic diplomats with access to NATO intelligence reports said there have been no signs in recent years of Russian or Chinese vessels or submarines operating near the waters around Greenland.
One senior diplomat directly stated: "The claim that China and Russia are active there is completely false. I have seen the relevant intelligence, and there are no vessels or submarines." Another diplomat from a different Nordic country also said that the claim that "the surrounding waters of Greenland are filled with Russian and Chinese vessels or submarines" is not true. "They are indeed active in the Arctic region, but that is on the Russian side, not near Greenland," he said.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt also denied the claims. In an interview with Norwegian National Broadcasting, she said: "It is inaccurate to say that Russia or China have significant activities near Greenland. There are indeed related activities in our surrounding areas, but very limited near Greenland."
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