欧盟交通专员否认格陵兰面临外国威胁

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<p><strong>The Arctic island is not a hotspot, Apostolos Tzitzikostas has said</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>There is no evidence that <em>&ldquo;foreign adversaries&rdquo;</em> are targeting Greenland or that the island requires rapid investments to deploy troops there, the EU&rsquo;s transport commissioner has said.</p>
<p>European NATO members pushed back this month against renewed remarks by US President Donald Trump about acquiring Greenland.</p>
<p>Trump has argued that Denmark is too weak to defend the island from a Russian or Chinese attack &ndash; which Copenhagen has dismissed as implausible. The US president did not initially rule out the use of force.</p>
<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte later sought to defuse the dispute, stressing that Arctic security concerns should be addressed through NATO&rsquo;s collective defense arrangements rather than a change in Greenland&rsquo;s status.</p>
<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Washington is <em>&ldquo;well aware&rdquo;</em> that neither Russia nor China has plans regarding the island. Beijing dismissed the claims as a pretext for expanding the US presence in the Arctic.<br /><br /></p>

            
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<p>&rdquo;Today, we don&rsquo;t have intelligence showing us that the island of Greenland is targeted for invasion by foreign third powers,&rdquo; Apostolos Tzitzikostas said in an interview with Euractiv, adding that he does not consider the Arctic to be a hotspot at this point.</p>
<p>Tzitzikostas also pushed back against claims that Chinese investments in European infrastructure pose a security risk, arguing that foreign participation in these projects is commonplace across the bloc and does not, on its own, amount to a threat.</p>
<p>Chinese companies have explored mining investments on the island, though several projects have been blocked or curtailed by the Danish authorities. Moscow has dismissed claims that it has any interest in Greenland.</p>
<p>Recent Western assessments have also played down claims of an imminent threat to Greenland. A Reuters analysis published this month said that while Russia has expanded its presence elsewhere in the Arctic and China has pursued economic interests in the region, there is no indication that either country is targeting Greenland.</p>
<p>The European Commission has floated an Arctic security package, with President Ursula von der Leyen suggesting new spending to strengthen the EU&rsquo;s presence in the region, including the purchase of an icebreaker.</p>

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  "summary": "欧盟交通专员阿波斯托洛斯·齐齐科斯塔斯表示，没有证据表明格陵兰岛面临外国威胁或需要快速部署军队，同时反驳了中国投资构成安全风险的说法。",
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    "欧盟交通专员阿波斯托洛斯·齐齐科斯塔斯称，没有情报显示格陵兰岛正被外国第三方势力瞄准入侵。",
    "齐齐科斯塔斯不认为北极地区当前是热点区域。",
    "齐齐科斯塔斯反驳了中国投资欧洲基础设施构成安全风险的说法，认为外国参与项目在欧盟内很常见，本身不构成威胁。",
    "美国总统特朗普曾主张丹麦太弱无法防御格陵兰免受俄罗斯或中国攻击，但未排除使用武力。",
    "北约秘书长马克·吕特强调北极安全问题应通过北约集体防御安排解决，而非改变格陵兰地位。",
    "俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫表示，华盛顿清楚俄罗斯和中国对格陵兰没有计划。",
    "中国驳斥了相关说法，称其为美国扩大在北极存在的借口。",
    "欧盟委员会提出了北极安全一揽子计划，包括购买破冰船以加强欧盟在该地区的存在。"
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  "uncertainty_notes": [
    "未提供具体情报来源或评估细节。",
    "未明确欧盟北极安全一揽子计划的具体预算或时间表。",
    "未说明中国在格陵兰的采矿投资被丹麦当局阻止或削减的具体项目数量或影响。"
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