Denmark convened the US ambassador in Copenhagen to discuss the alleged espionage against Greenland in the middle of the growing pressure to get control of the Arctic island.
The summons of Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen comes after the Wall Street Journal report, which quoted anonymous resources and said the US would increase the spy efforts against the semi -autonomous Danish territory. Rasmussen told journalists at an informal meeting of the European Union Ministers in Warsaw, that the article “concerns me a lot because we do not interfere with friends”.
“We do not comment on the matter of news. However, the president was very obvious that the US was afraid of the security of Greenland and the Arctic,” National Security spokesman James Hewitt said in a statement.
The US Embassy in Copenhagen could not be commented immediately when it was reached by phone.
“It is worrying if they have access that they must now gain intelligence in Denmark and Greenland, of course to find a way to drive a wedge,” Rasmussen said. “This is not the cooperation we should have, so it’s something I consider with great seriousness.”
The Copenhagen summons come at a time when we have strained relations with Denmark and Greenland after the repeated pressure of President Donald Trump to take over the Arctic island. Last weekend, the president repeated that he would not exclude military power to gain control of the territory, and said the US need it “very badly” for “international security”.
Greenland and Denmark have time and pushed back and emphasize that the island is neither for sale nor is open to become an American territory. Rasmussen did not specify when he would organize an appointment with the US Ambassador, but said he hoped the story would refute.
With the help of Kate Sullivan.
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