Fears in Norway Trump or Putin could come for their frozen Arctic islands next after Don won’t give up on Greenland

NORWEGIANS are fearing that Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin may target their Arctic islands next if Greenland is invaded. Denmark is currently locked in a bitter battle over Greenland as Trump remains adamant the US should control the region to stop Russia getting their hands on it. As tensions grow over Greenland , Norway could soon have to prepare itself for a similar debate over their Arctic archipelago, Svalbard. The island is best known for its roaming polar bears and views of the Northern Lights but it may soon become the next target for global superpowers looking to seize control of the Arctic. The Svalbard Treaty gives Norway “full and absolute sovereignty” over the archipelago but its strategic location could place its ownership under scrutiny. Should Trump invade Greenland and bypass both Danish and Nato pleas then it could give Putin an opportunity to force his way onto Svalbard. read more in greenland Washington would have little reason to verbally bash the Kremlin for the move due to their own Greenland ploy. They could, however, choose to race Moscow and try to take over the island themselves in order to assert their dominance over the entire Arctic. Norway’s state secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eivind Vad Petersson, told the New York Times this month: “Norway now finds itself in the most serious security situation since 1945. “When political attention is raining on Greenland, of course some of it drips on Svalbard.” Most read in The US Sun Norwegian journalist and author Birger Amundsen believes if Greenland falls into new hands then it could spark a domino effect in the region. He told NRK : “If Trump does something as crazy as taking control of Greenland, this could trigger something in Putin’s head in the next round. “It is not possible to look at Greenland in isolation.” Professor of High North Studies at UiT in Tromsø, Danish Rasmus Bertelsen, says Putin may give up on Greenland but he is unlikely to hand over Svalbard to the Americans as well. Svalbard is currently a demilitarised region that sits on the Barents Sea. The archipelago is known to be a goldmine of rare earth minerals - much like Greenland. It is also among the world’s best places to gather satellite data and monitor missile trajectories. Svalbard is one of the only places on earth to have a near constant link up with polar-orbiting satellites. It even boasts the world’s largest satellite downloading station, SvalSat. Russia is one of its closest neighbours along with Greenland, Iceland and the Baltic nations. This places it in a crucial position for Russia and their enemies. Russia has spent the past four years provoking Nato through its invasion of Ukraine. Norway, Denmark and the US are all members of the alliance so they can currently control much of the Arctic. But should Russia gain Svalbard then it would gain a foothold in the very centre of the region. Putin does already have some presence on the...

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