Trump fell for the disinformation of the Russian special services on Greenland — Danish intelligence

In 2019, Russian special services forged a letter that prompted US President-elect Donald Trump to announce a possible purchase of Greenland. This is reported by the telegram channel "in Russian" with reference to the Danish intelligence PET.

In 2019, Trump first announced that the United States could buy Greenland from Denmark. According to PET, his statement could have been the result of a Russian provocation. PET believes that the Russian special services fabricated a letter on behalf of the then Foreign Minister of Greenland, Ana Lone Bagger, to US Senator Tom Cotton.

"In this letter, the Minister expressed gratitude for the "financial assistance" and promised to hold a referendum on Greenland's independence from Denmark as soon as possible. In fact, Ana Lone Bagger did not write this letter, but Trump supporter Cotton, after receiving it, called for buying Greenland. According to one version, it was after Cotton's statements that Trump seriously thought about this idea," writes TK.

Operation Letter was aimed at splitting the NATO countries and strengthening the influence of Russia and China in In the Arctic, Danish intelligence reported.

In 2019, Copenhagen reacted with ridicule to Trump's words, and he angrily canceled his state visit to Denmark. Now, on the eve of the inauguration, Trump has again voiced the idea of buying Greenland, and even hinted at the possibility of using force. This time Copenhagen decided to be cautious — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen invited Trump to discuss strengthening cooperation in Greenland, and the Danish Ministry of Defense announced plans to increase its military presence on the island.

As reported by EADaily, all five parties in the Greenland parliament rejected recent statements by President-elect Donald Trump that the island could be transferred to US control for strategic purposes. This was reported by China Daily Hong Kong with reference to the Danish television company Dr.

Parliamentarians emphasized their commitment to greater self-determination, strongly opposing the idea of joining the United States, the newspaper wrote.