Nordic officials reportedly dismiss Trump’s Greenland claims
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Key Points:
- Nordic governments have dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that Russian and Chinese vessels are operating near Greenland, stating there is no intelligence evidence to support these assertions.
- Two senior Nordic diplomats with NATO intelligence access confirmed to the Financial Times that no Russian or Chinese ships or submarines have been detected around Greenland in recent years.
- Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson criticized the U.S. rhetoric, emphasizing minimal foreign military activity near Greenland and urging respect for Denmark’s role as an ally.
- Swedish opposition leader Magdalena Andersson expressed openness to deploying Swedish and EU troops to Greenland, while Greenland’s local political parties firmly rejected U.S. or Danish control, asserting their desire for Greenland
