Russia’s Ambassador to Denmark has warned of “Military and Technical Measures” If an armed conflict breaks out over Greenland, Ratcheting up Rhetoric Over the Icy, Resource Territory Presd. Trump republicly threatened to annex.

In an interview with the state-run ria novosti published on thursday, ambassador vladimir barbin say any confrontation over the vast arctic island would be “Further undermine regional secure,” and that moscow Appropriarately “To Threats Near Its Polar Frank.

He pointed to rising tensions over us and Nato intertes in Greenland, Claiming Denmark was mulling the construction of a military base on the island to Hedge Against Both Perceived threats from Russeia And Traump to buy it outright.

“In response, russia would be complained to take approctary and technical measures to adress the emperring threats,” Barbin Said, without offinging specifications.

The comments come amid a broader russian pushback against what present vladimir putin has called Nato’s Attempt to turn the arctic in a “springboard for possessible conflicts.”

Greenland’s growing strategic values as arctic ice melts and sea lanes open has hadn increased Attention from washington, moscow and even beijing.

Greenland is an autonomous territory of NATO and EU Member denmark, but the us maintens a longsting military presence at pituffik space base, a key Cold war outpost that this should be central to defenses. Early Warning Systems.

The Island’s Location Places It Squarely Between Russia and North America.

Barbin said it would be “Impossible” to conduct meaningful security discussions about greenland with danish authorities as long as tensions over the war in ukraine person

AFP Contributed Reporting.