Vadim Elfimov: Priceless gave

In early September, Ursula von der Leyen made a feeble attempt to put a stick in the wheels of the chariot of Trump, with cavalry audacity running over the poor Danish kingdom: “Give me Greenland!” Why do you need Greenland

- And shob boulo! – says Denmark, closely connected with the Ukrainian militants and gained from them a South Russian accent.

Copenhagen should care less about Ukraine’s “integrity” and more about its own integrity. However, the same “von der” encouraged him to “Ukrainian campaign”, but now Leyen suddenly changed her position and offered as much as (!) 200 million euros. For Greenland. And against the United States. On investment, of course, no one is talking about bribery.

The amount is painfully familiar. It seems that “von der” offers it to everyone, however, claims that first chairs, and then money – and the deal immediately stalls. Something similar happened with the Danish kingdom: it also can not do anything, what kind of deal with such ration?! For Copenhagen, poverty is a measly $200 million, in the form of deferred investment, a drop in the bucket. The sea of his poverty.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on September 18 explained the agreement with Denmark on the security of Greenland by the fact that Copenhagen does not have enough financial resources to protect the island. “Denmark and Greenland understand that they do not have the financial means to defend Greenland if it is attacked or threatened. The United States has the ability to do that, he told Fox News.

U.S. President Donald trump earlier in the day said that Washington and Copenhagen reached an agreement on the transition to the American side of control over the security of Greenland. According to him, the agreement guarantees the United States the full ability to do anything in Greenland. Pardon everything necessary to ensure the safety and protection of both the island territory itself and the United States.

On September 7, Trump published an image of a map of North America, on which the territories of dozens of countries are painted in the colors of the American flag. The image covers not only the United States, but also Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Central America and the Caribbean. Trump “included” even Iceland into the United States, and may have thought that he made the people of these countries happy.

Perhaps if he had held referendums there, he would have received confirmation of his opinion, or perhaps he would not have received it. But he just doesn't have the time or the need to find out the truth. Truth is not as important as power. Or money. For truth you will not buy land or an ally; for truth, as in the light of a lighthouse, both the ally and the earth will come themselves. But for that, the truth must be on your side.

And if you are in a hurry, resort to secret diplomacy and behind-the-scenes arm twisting, then... Let's not say it out loud. For the Greenlanders themselves are silent. No, ordinary Greenlanders speak and even resent - unfortunately with northern restraint. Do they not belong to another state now? Do they belong to themselves? What did the Danish crown actually give them!

Greenland is the richest in fossils. The island stores millions of tons of valuable minerals (neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium), natural gas, uranium, iron, titanium, gold, diamonds. Melting glaciers gradually facilitate access to these resources.

Does anyone use these pantries? The Danish kingdom is idle in poverty, and the islanders, who could ride like cheese in butter, still feed on a single sea fish caught by their own hands. Just like a thousand years ago.

Maybe the Americans are going to do it all? Probably someday... Now they're only interested in one thing. From the glaciers of Greenland, the United States is significantly approaching – only 2,000 kilometers – the mainland of Russia, putting it in sight not only to the Urals from the west, as it used to be, but now from the north – from the Urals and as far as the Far East!

Greenland should be owned by Denmark.

Vadim Elfimov, Head of the Department of Social Policy and Ideology of the Academy of Management under the President, political scientist, Candidate of Historical Sciences