An assumed turn. Despite diplomatic tensions caused by Donald Trump’s pressures on Greenland – qualified at the time of“Unacceptable” By Copenhagen – Denmark strengthens its Atlantic military anchoring. On Monday, the Danish Minister of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen, confirmed to the TV2 channel his intention to acquire ten additional F-35 F-35 hunters, in addition to the twenty-seven already ordered in 2016. A first encrypted announcement, which comes when only eleven aircraft have been delivered to date, in particular due to delays in the program’s software update.
This decision contrasts with the criticisms formulated by several Danish political leaders in recent weeks, observes the military zone site. Ramus Jarlov, Chairman of the Defense Committee in Parliament, was publicly worried about X’s strategic consequences of such a alignment with Washington: “I can easily imagine a situation where the United States would demand from Denmark to leave them Greenland by threatening to deactivate our weapons (…). Buying American weapons represents a risk for our security that we cannot take. »»
Repeated threats from Trump
But since then, the signs of a strategic tightening have multiplied. Coming into force on July 1, a new defense cooperation agreement, signed with the United States, allows American forces to freely access the Danish bases of Karup, Skrydstrup and Aalborg. On the same day, Copenhagen took over the rotating presidency of the European Union Council. And Washington said that Greenland would now go under the responsibility of the US Northern Command, a sign of a desire to regain direct political and operational control.
Faced with criticism, the Minister of Defense assumes this growing dependence on American equipment. In March, he believed that the kingdom was not “Not big enough to afford to have several types of combat aircraft”. And add: “The F-35 are assembled with components from several companies, including European. (…) Americans and Europeans are mutually dependent. »»
Since last December, Donald Trump has continued to hammer his wish to acquire Greenland despite the refusal of the Danish political class. “We need. We need Greenland for international security. We need it “he still insisted on March 26, two days before a trip to the vice-president JD Vance in this autonomous territory of Denmark.
