A Russian common says that Vladimir Putin ought to compete with Donald Trump to manage Greenland, saying each international locations might share the world’s greatest island.
In response to Andrey Gurulev the Kremlin also needs to seize Spitsbergen, a Norwegian island within the Arctic the place army operations are banned, and use it as a defence stronghold.
The calls for got here from reservist common Gurulev, who serves as a hardline pro-Putin MP and is a TV propagandist for the Kremlin regime.
He stated, “If, for instance, Trump declares his claims in Greenland, why don’t we have a look at Greenland?”
Ice-capped Greenland is an autonomous territory which is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark – however the incoming US president has declared his hope to purchase it for the USA.
“We’d like Greenland. This isn’t a joke,” insisted Lt-Gen Gurulev. “We’d like it very a lot.”
He went on, “Why can’t we carry a couple of containers stuffed [with money] and shut this difficulty as soon as and for all? At worst, Trump can agree to chop Greenland into a few components.
“It’s clear that Denmark won’t ever be there once more.”
He additionally set his sights on Spitsbergen which is a sovereign Norwegian territory however which Russia workout routines rights underneath the Svalbard Treaty of 1920 to conduct financial actions resembling mining.
There’s a Russian consulate on the Arctic island in Barentsburg, the world’s northernmost diplomatic mission. The island is demilitarised underneath worldwide settlement however Gurulev says Russia ought to overturn this.
“Right this moment, Spitsbergen, which is within the underbelly of our Northern Fleet, is extraordinarily vital to us,” he stated on a TV propaganda present.
“I feel that we must always transfer from joint growth to Russian choices, and there might be excellent bases there, influencing the complete Arctic ….
“The primary factor for us is to construct a traditional defence [system] there, to construct it there in such a manner that nobody would even consider poking their noses into our Arctic [territories].”
He stated on his Telegram channel that “vital for us to strengthen our positions on Spitsbergen, which is in shut proximity to the Northern Fleet.
“As an alternative of joint growth, we have to transfer to Russian management, creating bases that have an effect on the complete Arctic area. Navy forces within the Arctic should be constructed up, with out being distracted solely by the scenario in Ukraine”, he concluded.
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