Belgium will contribute to a kind of “protection shield” in the Arctic to better protect Greenland against China and Russia. This is what Minister of Defense Theo Francken (N-VA) said in the studio of VTM NIEUWS. Francken is “certainly concerned” about Donald Trump’s statements about the military annexation of Greenland, but does understand the security concerns of the American president. “Let’s work together, because the only one winning now is Putin drinking champagne in Moscow.”

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