PET, the Danish intelligence agency, claims that in 2019, Russian operatives forged a letter from Greenland’s then-Foreign Minister Ane Lone Bagger to provoke US President-elect Donald Trump into expressing interest in purchasing Greenland when he served his first presidency term, BILD has reported.
In December 2024, Trump expressed claims over Greenland, stating that the US should take control of the island for national security and global freedom purposes. In response to this statement, Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede said that the island is not for sale, emphasizing that the local people have long fought for their freedom.
The fabricated letter from former Foreign Minister Ane Lone Bagger was allegedly addressed to US Senator Tom Cotton. In it, Greenland’s official reportedly thanked for “financial assistance” and indicated plans to expedite a referendum on Greenland’s independence from Denmark.
Following the letter, Senator Cotton proposed acquiring Greenland, which may have inspired Trump to seriously consider the idea. However, the report says Trump’s public comments about purchasing Greenland were ridiculed by Danish officials, leading him to cancel a planned visit to Denmark in anger.
karpaty31946 on
Right. Time for various EU intelligences services to start forging letters encouraging Puerto Rico and Hawaii to secede :).
Firm-Geologist8759 on
I bet Trump will be super happy about getting tricked and looking like an idiot to the world. It’s an ambitious strategy before the peace talks, exciting to see how it turns out for Russia.
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PET, the Danish intelligence agency, claims that in 2019, Russian operatives forged a letter from Greenland’s then-Foreign Minister Ane Lone Bagger to provoke US President-elect Donald Trump into expressing interest in purchasing Greenland when he served his first presidency term, BILD has reported.
In December 2024, Trump expressed claims over Greenland, stating that the US should take control of the island for national security and global freedom purposes. In response to this statement, Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede said that the island is not for sale, emphasizing that the local people have long fought for their freedom.
The fabricated letter from former Foreign Minister Ane Lone Bagger was allegedly addressed to US Senator Tom Cotton. In it, Greenland’s official reportedly thanked for “financial assistance” and indicated plans to expedite a referendum on Greenland’s independence from Denmark.
Following the letter, Senator Cotton proposed acquiring Greenland, which may have inspired Trump to seriously consider the idea. However, the report says Trump’s public comments about purchasing Greenland were ridiculed by Danish officials, leading him to cancel a planned visit to Denmark in anger.
Right. Time for various EU intelligences services to start forging letters encouraging Puerto Rico and Hawaii to secede :).
I bet Trump will be super happy about getting tricked and looking like an idiot to the world. It’s an ambitious strategy before the peace talks, exciting to see how it turns out for Russia.
Page 18 in [this report](https://pet.dk/-/media/mediefiler/pet/dokumenter/analyser-og-vurderinger/vurdering-af-spionagetruslen-mod-danmark/vurdering-af-spionagetruslen-mod-danmark-2022.pdf#page=18) from the Danish Intelligence Agency, PET (google translated to English)
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So yeah
Give it away. Do not escalate. /s
Great information, but the orange man does not need any pretext aside the oligarchs whispering.
Soneasy to be tricked…a President and one of the greatest business minds living on Earth.
Nice attempt at misinformation, Denmark. National pride must be really sore.