据央视新闻消息,当地时间1月14日,德国、法国、瑞典和挪威宣布向格陵兰岛派遣军事人员。
当日,美国总统特朗普在白宫对媒体表示,“总会有办法解决”关于丹麦自治领地格陵兰岛的问题。
Sweden and a number of other NATO nations announced plans to send troops, military aircraft, and ships to Greenland after a Wednesday discussion at the White House failed to change Trump administration officials' desire to acquire the Danish territory.
格陵兰岛资料图 图源:VCG
当地时间1月14日晚,德国国防部表示,应丹麦要求,德国将于1月15日向格陵兰岛派遣13名士兵,作为与欧洲其他国家联合开展的一项考察任务。德国国防部称,该任务旨在探索可能采取的军事措施,以加强该地区的安全保障。
Germany's Defense Ministry said it was dispatching a reconnaissance team of 13 military personnel to Greenland for an exploration mission from Jan 15 to 17. The goal, the ministry said, was to assess possible contributions to regional security, including maritime surveillance.
当天,法国军方表示,法国将与欧洲多国伙伴共同参与在格陵兰岛开展的一项军事任务,以支持丹麦维护当地安全。
当天早些时候,瑞典和挪威也宣布将向格陵兰岛派遣军事人员。瑞典首相克里斯特松在社交媒体上说,一些瑞典军官于14日抵达格陵兰岛。作为多个盟国所组建联合小组的一部分,这些军事人员正为丹麦计划实施的“北极耐力”行动做准备。
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson posted on X: "Several officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today. They are part of a group from several allied countries. Together, they will prepare for upcoming elements within the framework of the Danish exercise Operation Arctic Endurance. It is at Denmark's request that Sweden is sending personnel from the Armed Forces."
France said Wednesday that it will also send troops, Le Monde reported. According to a Bloomberg report this week, Norway's prime minister has also made a statement of support.
特朗普资料图 图源:VCG
连日来,特朗普多次扬言要让美国得到格陵兰岛,并声称不排除动用武力。丹麦与美国均为北约成员国。一名德国绿党议员日前直言,在格陵兰岛可能会出现一个北约成员国攻击另一个北约成员国的局面。
14日早些时候,丹麦外交大臣拉斯穆森、格陵兰岛自治政府外交部长薇薇安·莫茨费尔特在华盛顿结束与美国副总统万斯、国务卿鲁比奥的会晤。
随后,特朗普在白宫受访坚称“格陵兰岛对(美国)国家安全非常重要”,而美国“可以采取一切行动——人们在此前委内瑞拉的事上已经看到了这一点”。
Denmark's foreign minister said on Wednesday that a "fundamental disagreement" with US President Donald Trump over the future of Greenland remained unresolved after high-level talks in Washington, even as Denmark and NATO allies moved to increase their military presence in the Arctic territory amid rising tensions.
Speaking at a press conference after meeting with US Vice-President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Denmark's foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen described the discussions as "frank but also constructive", but made clear that Denmark and Greenland firmly reject the Trump Administration's continued efforts to control the semiautonomous island.
拉斯穆森称,通过这次会晤未能改变美国在格陵兰岛问题上的立场。他强调,任何不尊重丹麦王国领土完整和格陵兰人民自决权的想法,对丹麦来说都是完全不可接受的。因此丹麦与美国之间仍存在根本分歧。但丹麦也同意“求同存异”,并将继续对话。
"The president has made his view clear, and we have a different position," Rasmussen said. "Ideas that would not respect the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are totally unacceptable."
目前,丹麦军方已开始向格陵兰岛运送军事物资并派出先遣分队,为后续可能的更大规模兵力部署做准备。
来源:长安街知事 Defense One 时代周刊
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