Russia warns against a violation of international law in the Arctic by Greenland

Russia today warned against a possible violation of international law in the Arcticalluding to the aspiration of the president-elect of USA, Donald Trumpto annex Greenlanda Danish autonomy.

“These incomprehensible outbursts cannot help but make us uneasy. “A violation of international law cannot be excluded with the advance in the Arctic,” said Valentina Matviyenko president of the Senate, to the local press.

He recalled previous attempts by Washington to expand its control of the continental shelf arctic something he said should be avoided at all costs.

“A violation of international law to the detriment of others cannot be allowed (…) To Russia he Arctic has strategic importance and huge geopolitics”he recalled.

And he added that “The Arctic must be a territory of peace and harmony.”

Recently, Trump declared that “ownership and control” of the island, which he already wanted to acquire during his first term, is “an absolute necessity” for American national security.

The Greenlandic regional president, Múte B. Egede then responded that Greenland “It is not and will not be for sale,” while Danish and European leaders also responded angrily.

The annexation of Greenland “it is not a good idea” and “it is not going to happen”, stated Antony Blinken US Secretary of State.