Russia issues bold claim on Greenland amid US President Donald Trump’s invasion threat, says, ‘not natural part of Denmark’

Amid Donald Trump’s threat to invade Greenland, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a big statement about Greenland. It’s not a “natural part of Denmark”. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Lavrov said that many countries have some colonies and this is a clear violation of the UNSC Charter.

“If we talk about Greenland, this is also part of the issue about the consequences of the colonial period from the 13th century. Greenland was originally a Norwegian colony, from the 18th century until the beginning of the 20th century it was a colony of Denmark. And by the middle of the 20th century an agreement was signed, according to which it was part of Denmark, not as a colony, but as an associated territory. It was associated with the European Union. But in principle, Greenland is not a natural part of Denmark, it is not “?” he said.

Lavrov said that the problem of former colonial powers retaining colonies is an increasingly urgent problem.

“It wasn’t a natural part of Norway or Denmark. It was a colonially acquired state. People got used to it. That’s the other issue. But the problem of the former colonial powers, I mean, that’s something that’s becoming more urgent,” he said.

Lavrov also said that there are 17 regions still under control. independent Listing the regions in power, he said these issues would also be on the agenda in the future.

“According to the UN, there are 17 territories that do not have sovereignty or are directly dependent on sovereign powers. Contrary to and in contradiction with the UNSC resolution, France retains the island of Mayotte. Judging by all the resolutions of the United Nations, it retains part of the Comoros. The United Kingdom retains the Malvinas, contrary to many resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly. Britain also retains the Tagus archipelago of Mauritius. There are many examples of this, French Polynesia, which is currently held by the French Republic “These issues will also come to the agenda in the future because of the Epirus islands,” he said.

“And it is no coincidence that within the UN group defense “In accordance with the UN Charter, we have adopted a very important initiative, namely the launch of a campaign within the United Nations to cleanse all remnants of the colonial era,” Lavrov said.

Lavrov’s statements are critical as Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and has veto power.

Trump has vowed to steadily increase tariffs on European countries that oppose his move to buy Greenland, escalating the dispute over the semi-autonomous Danish territory he has long coveted.

(ANI Entries)