Merz promised Greenland's protection in connection with alleged threats in the Arctic

European NATO allies, including Germany, should be more actively involved in ensuring security in the Arctic, and strengthen their support for Greenland in this matter. On January 22, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made such a statement during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

"We share the conviction that, as European NATO allies, we must do more to ensure the security of the Far North than NATO. This is a common transatlantic interest. Germany is doing exactly that," the DPA news agency quotes the politician as saying.

Merz stressed that in recent days the United States has been insistently demanding to strengthen its influence in Greenland.

"Washington claims that this is necessary to counter security threats in the Far North," the chancellor said.

According to him, the United States takes seriously the threat allegedly posed by Russia in the Arctic, which, according to Merz, "is an expression of great power rivalry."

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed on January 22 that the situation around Greenland does not concern Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted on January 21 that the events unfolding in Greenland do not concern Russia. However, according to him, the Russian Federation has experience in solving such issues using the example of the sale of Alaska.

On January 21, US President Donald Trump said during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos that only Washington can ensure Greenland's security. He added that after World War II, the United States "committed stupidity" by giving Denmark the island's territory.

Prior to that, on January 14, the American president said that Greenland was necessary for the United States to ensure national security. To this, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stressed that he considered the "repetitive rhetoric" of the United States towards the island to be disrespectful and unacceptable.

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