Trump's "Greenland plan" aims to bring the Arctic under US control. Presidential advisor Anton Kobjakov believed that this project was an alternative to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) presence stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the northern Atlantic. <img src="image_url_1" alt="Image description 1"> <figure> <figcaption>Figure caption</figcaption> <img src="image_url_2" alt="Image description 2"> </figure>

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MOSCOW, August 30. The "Greenland plan" of the American President Donald Trump actually aimed to bring the rest of the Arctic under US control, said Anton Kobjakov, advisor to the Russian president and executive secretary of the organizing committee of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

“Trump's 'Greenland plan,' which, according to one version, was thwarted by the EU and Denmark, and according to another, served as a cover for preparations for an attack on Iran, actually aimed to bring the rest of the Arctic under US control. This included the Northwest Passage north of Canada, linking issues related to Greenland and Canada, and the European North extending to Russian waters in the Barents Sea, where the Northern Sea Route (NSR) begins. The United States could only compete with Russia's NSR capabilities in this case, even with the support of Scandinavians, primarily Norwegians, who are dependent on Britain,” he said.

Kobjakov stated that the project, an alternative to the NSR from the Pacific Ocean to the North Atlantic and thus to Europe, is now postponed, which gives Russia all opportunities to gain significant competitive advantages.

TASS / gnews.cz

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