Traitorous European Countries, By Richard Miller (London)
Germany's Chancellor recently compared President Trump's desire to acquire Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and France said it offered its army to Greenland. Does France intend to fight the US if push comes to shove? That would be mighty interesting, if not a brief encounter. Breitbart reports:
"Visiting Berlin on Tuesday, Frederiksen [Danish Prime Minister] met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who appears to have decided that implying a similarity between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is the best way to deal with Washington. It's a high-risk strategy, but the German leader may be feeling braver than usual, given he will almost certainly be out of a job in three weeks when his party is widely predicted to flop in the federal elections.
Scholz, in a segment of his speech on Ukraine, which German media notes was likely intended for President Trump, said, "inviolability of borders is a fundamental principle of international law… The principle must apply to everyone… Borders must not be moved by force". At this point, Scholz switched from German to English and added, simply: "To whom it may concern."
The Danish prime minister then visited Paris, which seemingly prompted the French foreign minister to reveal that the Emmanuel Macron government had offered to deploy troops to Greenland if necessary. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told national radio that the country had "started discussing [troop deployment] with Denmark," but "at this point, it is not Denmark's wish" to proceed with that plan."
France under Macron has been aggressive in posturing on the troops issue, suggesting France will send troops to the Ukraine to fight Russia, which would of course mean that NATO would be at war with Russia. He seems to forget that the Russian Satan II nuclear missile is capable of obliterating the entire French country.
In any case, Greenland will in the future fall under communist Chinses control, so it is best that it joins now with the US.
Macron has already proven remarkably willing to deploy soldiers in recent months, having emerged as the leading European statesman on the question of sending troops to Ukraine to deter future Russian invasions.
Mette Frederiksen's talks with allies follow what was apparently a difficult 45-minute telephone conversation she had with U.S. President Donald Trump in which the Danish political establishment was assured Trump's words on acquiring Greenland were not mere rhetoric but sincere intention. This realisation apparently has put the government in "crisis mode" and "freaked out" the state.
The Frederiksen appears to have rushed out a $2 billion investment in Arctic security on Monday, likely intended as a signal to President Trump that they are capable of taking their position in the north seriously. As reported:
"We must face the fact that there are serious challenges regarding security and defense in the Arctic and North Atlantic," Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said when announcing the increased defense spending on Monday.
Denmark's entire defense budget adds up to 36.2 billion kroner (about $3.2 billion), so the Arctic program rolled out by Poulsen represents a substantial investment. Funding is included for improved surveillance on Arctic islands, three new Arctic ships that can launch helicopters and drones, more satellite coverage of the region, and more dogsled teams to patrol the ground.
A Danish populist politician in the European Parliament told Donald Trump to "f*** off" last week because Greenland is a long-established and appreciated part of the country. Yet paradoxically, having delivered this message in English, the lawmaker pivoted to speaking Danish and immediately started listing problems he perceived in Greenlandic society, which he said should be addressed.
Among the criticisms he identified were corruption and widespread child sexual abuse by Greenlandic adults."
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