“Our attention is not focused on the United States, but on Russia,” the Danish military commander stated in an interview with the newspaper Politiken.

Andersen asserted that his command is concentrating on countering potential Russian activity in the region, although he admitted that no Moscow vessels have been detected near the island.

Meanwhile, the official Russian position has been to dismiss any claim to Danish territory, emphasizing the peaceful nature of its activities in the High North.

Local experts believe that these statements seek to reaffirm the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the Arctic and justify a greater allied military deployment in the area, in a context of escalating geopolitical rhetoric.

The general’s statements contrast with the repeated comments by former US President Donald Trump regarding the purchase or defense of Greenland, which have generated diplomatic tensions.

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