From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 13 Jan 2026 00:26:31 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   > The motivation might also be the fact that Greenland is currently   
   > surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships, at least according to Trump. I   
   > don't know if it's true because even if it were, the Russians, the   
   > Chinese and the obsolete media would deny it.   
      
   I don't know if surrounded is correct but Russia certainly has an interest   
   in the area.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_policy_of_Russia   
      
   China's involvement is more tenuous.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_policy_of_China   
      
   "We can see the Arctic from here" isn't too convincing.   
      
   https://shippingtelegraph.com/shipsale-news/danish-icebreakers-danbjoern-   
   and-isbjoern-sold-for-recycling/   
      
   Sweden and Finland are talking about building an icebreaker. Denmark was   
   modernizing their fleet but mostly focused on defending the home waters,   
   They may pivot more toward the Arctic but as Trump might phrase it "They   
   got nothing!"   
      
   The US and Canada haven't been maintaining theirs very well but at least   
   they have something that can be made seaworthy in the short term.   
      
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