Reference News Network January 16 report, according to AFP January 15 report, after NATO announced the deployment of additional troops to the Arctic and U.S. statements, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on the 15th that the claims by Western countries that Moscow is eyeing Greenland are "nonsense."
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a press conference, "Denmark and other EU and NATO member states have long been promoting the so-called Russian threat theory," and in view of the recent U.S. remarks on the issue of Greenland, this claim was "particularly absurd."
She pointed out that NATO's move to increase its military presence in the Arctic "should be seen as another provocation by Western countries, which are trying to impose their own rules on others, and the Arctic region is no exception."
Zakharova also accused several European governments of "trying to escalate regional tensions... and threatening Russia's security in the Arctic region."
According to the report, amid unprecedentedly tense transatlantic relations within NATO, a military mission led by Denmark and involving armed forces from several European countries has been launched. (Translated by Shu Meng)
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