Media learned about Denmark's plans to give up building ships for the Baltic Sea

The Danish authorities will refuse to build new patrol and environmental vessels for the Baltic Sea and instead will develop ships to perform tasks around Greenland. This was reported by Bloomberg agency on January 29.

It recalled that Danish lawmakers in 2021 agreed to design new ships to patrol the Baltic Sea. However, this project will now be shifted. Instead, the authorities are going to focus on acquiring ships for tasks around Greenland.

"We are in a significantly changed security situation," said Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

The decision was supported by the majority of parties in parliament. Thus Denmark seeks to increase its "defense capabilities in the Arctic region."

According to the agency, the decision of the Danish authorities was taken against the background of the diplomatic crisis between Copenhagen and Washington, which broke out after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to take control of Greenland.

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Earlier, on January 27, it was reported that Denmark would spend 14.5 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) to boost its military presence in the Arctic due to the U.S. leader's interest in gaining control of Greenland. On Jan. 25, Trump pushed for the acquisition of Greenland during a phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

The American president stated that for the United States ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity, back in December last year. Prior to that, he expressed interest in buying the island from Denmark in 2019, but was turned down. On January 14, 2024, it was reported that Republican Party representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives put forward a bill to authorize negotiations on the purchase of Greenland.