The Russian ambassador to Denmark hints at the military option regarding Greenland and criticizes the arming of Bornholm.
Russia is ready to respond militarily if conflict breaks out in Greenland, according to the ambassador. The Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, noted the escalating tensions surrounding Greenland.
“Russia is ready to take the necessary “military measures” in the event of a conflict over Greenland,” was the message of the Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, in an interview with the official Russian news agency RIA, according to TV2.
Referring to Vladimir Barbin’s growing tensions with the interests of both the United States and NATO regarding Greenland, Barbin stated: “Given the sharp deterioration in the international situation, the consequences of which have had a negative impact on the situation in the Arctic, the conflict over Greenland will certainly have a detrimental effect on regional security, and this will require Russia to take appropriate military-technical measures to counter the new threats.”.
Barbin added that it would be “impossible” to have “meaningful security discussions” about Greenland with Danish authorities as long as tensions surrounding the war in Ukraine continued, according to TV2.
Russian Ambassador: Denmark is arming Bornholm, which is a front for NATO.
In another context related to the Danish island of Bornholm, according to TV2, the Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, gave an interview to the official Russian news agency RIA Novosti. The report stated that “they are currently arming Bornholm under a false pretext, namely the need to protect the island from the “Russian threat,”“ according to the ambassador, who stressed that Russia has never had aggressive intentions towards Denmark. He said: ”Borneholm is increasingly being used as a launching pad for NATO in the Baltic Sea against Russia,” as reported in the interview by TV2.
Barbin points, among other things, to the fact that American aircraft are constantly flying over Bornholm Island in connection with military exercises.
In June, Denmark, together with 15 other countries, conducted exercises in the Baltic Sea as part of NATO’s annual ”BALTOPS“ exercises.
