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Kremlin Warns Donald Trump to Stay Away from Greenland – Russia Has ‘Strategic Interests’ in Arctic
Kremlin Warns Donald Trump to Stay Away from Greenland – Russia Has ‘Strategic Interests’ in Arctic
In Arctic push, US extends new economic aid package to Greenland
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen
September 15, 20214:28 PM EDTUpdated 3 years ago
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NUUK, Greenland, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Greenland said on Wednesday it had agreed a new economic aid package with the United States which seeks to boost ties the world's biggest island and strengthen U.S. military presence in the Arctic.
Washington has a military base on Greenland but paid little attention to the Arctic for two decades until 2019, when it began turning to the island to try to counter a Russian and Chinese commercial and military buildup in the region.
The aid package from USAid worth $10 million announced on Wednesday is primarily aimed at development of Greenland's mining sector, tourism and education.
"This is not a big amount, but symbolically it's very important," the country's minister for industry and foreign affairs, Pele Broberg, told Reuters in an interview in the capital Nuuk.
The package comes on top of a $12.1 million package announced by Washington last year, which drew some criticism from Copenhagen for creating division between Greenland and Denmark.
Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control
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Poulsen said the package would allow for the purchase of two new inspection ships, two new long-range drones and two extra dog sled teams.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: Lazy88
All the more reason to annex Greenland...now!
This means Putin has his eyes on Greenland also, and probably how much he can get away with in the Arctic.