JD VANCE DEZANGUE Denmark who does « not do a good job », and flatters Greenland – Liberation

A visit under tension. JD Vance is this Friday, March 28 on the American military base in Greenland, after Donald Trump reiterated his aims on the territory under Danish guardianship. « We need »he repeated Wednesday March 26. Denmark obtained a first small victory by leading the American vice-president to give up his project to meet the « Groenland society ». The visit is now reduced to the arrival of JD Vance and his USHA wife on the American base of Pituffik, located on the northwest coast of the territory. The vice-president is there « To be informed of the subjects linked to the security of the ArcticAnd meeting the troops, said his services.

The American vice-president criticized Denmark, which would not have « Not doing a good job » In Greenland for international security, in front of American troops. “You have under-investing in the population of Greenland and in the safety of this incredible and magnificent continental mass populated by incredible people. It has to change ”asked JD Vance.

After this violent invective on the supposed inaction of Denmark, the same vance continued: “We do not think that military force will never be necessary. We believe that the inhabitants of Greenland are rational and (..) that we will be able to conclude an agreement of the style of Donald Trump, to ensure the security of this territory, but also of the United States of America « he said.

JD Vance had already stupidly declared in early February that « Denmark did not work in Greenland and was not a good ally ». The American base is an outpost of American anti-missile defense, particularly against Russia, because the shortest trajectory of missiles from Russia to the United States goes through Greenland. Pituffik, which was called Thule Air Base until 2023, served as a alert post against possible attacks from the USSR during the Cold War and remains an essential link in the American anti -missile shield. It is also a strategic place for monitoring the northern hemisphere and the defense of the immense Arctic island, that, according to the American administration, the Danes have neglected.

Jd vance « As a result, we have not responded to American wishes for an increased presence, but we have taken measures to respond to this wish »notes for AFP Marc Jacobsen, lecturer at the Danish royal defense college. For him, American requests need to be more precise, if they want an adapted response from Denmark. In January, Copenhagen announced that he was going to devote almost two billion euros to strengthening his presence in the Arctic and the North Atlantic. The government plans to acquire three new specialized ships for polar regions and two additional long -range drones for surveillance. It will also strengthen its satellite capacity.

Donald Trump’s appetite for ice territorywhich fascinates for its hypothetical mining and fossil resources and its geostrategic importance, is a rewinding for its inhabitants and its political class, as well as for the Danish supervisory power. The United States “Know that Greenland is not for sale. They know that Greenland does not want to be part of the United States. This was communicated to them unambiguously, both directly and in public ”reiterated the Danish Prime Minister on Wednesday, Put Frederiksen.

If All the main Greenlandic parties are favorable to the independence of the territory In the more or less long term, none supports the idea of ​​attachment to the United States. The population, mainly Inuit, also rejects any prospect of becoming American, according to a survey published in late January. The arrival of JD Vance comes at a time when Greenland is awaiting a new executive following the legislative elections of March 11.

At the start, the second lady, Usha Vance, was to attend a sled dog competition. The presence on the territory of the National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and the Minister of Energy Chris Wright, was also a time mentioned. « Our integrity and our democracy must be respected, without any external interference »had reacted the acting Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede on Facebook on Monday. The outgoing government recalled that he had « Sent no invitation for visits, whether private or official ». Donald Trump JR’s flash displacement on January 7 had already been experienced as a provocation.

Updated At 8:21 p.m. with the declarations of JD Vance from Greenland.