Denmark accuses Russia of misinformation campaign about Greenland: “The operation is in progress”

The Danish intelligence services accused Moscow on the orchestration of a misinformation campaign on Friday by accreditation of the idea that a Danish deputy would seek Russia's help to prevent the US from attaching Greenland, AFP reports.

Messages posted on social networks in January claimed that Karsten Honge, a member of the Danish Parliament representing the Socialist Socialist Party Folkeparti, wanted to prevent this autonomous territory of Denmark to become independent and that his country had to request Russia's help.

A forged image showing a message on Facebook signed by Hongge was included in these posts: a “false news”, this deputy denounced X.

The Danish military information (FE) service appreciated on Friday that Russia is at the origin of this campaign.

“The false message initially came from an influencer that has already supported Russia's projects in Ukraine,” FE said.

The Danish Intelligence Service said that he obtained from Vigum-the French Surveillance and Protection Service against foreign digital interference-information according to which this person “is part of a network of influence acting on the account of the Russian state”.

This campaign must be seen in the light of the “current influence operation in which Russia tries to create a breach in transatlantic relationships and undermine Western support for Ukraine,” FE said.

Since his return to power, Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he wants to annex the Greenland, necessary – according to him – for security reasons, arousing strong tensions with Copenhagen.

He did not exclude the use of force to take control of the island.

The polls show that most of the 57,000 inhabitants of Greenland, if they aspire to become independent of Denmark, do not want to become Americans.