Such statements were made by U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting with representatives of oil companies at the White House on January 9. It was also attended by Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Mark Rubio. “I’d like to make a deal, you know, the easy way, but if it doesn’t work out, we’re going to do it the hard way,” he quoted the words of the American leader by Euronews.
Donald Trump attributes his claim to the world’s largest island, rich in natural resources, to US national security interests. At the meeting, he said that if the US does nothing, the island could be seized by Russia or China.
“If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. And we don’t want to have Russia or China as a neighbor,” – argued the head of the White House plans to annex the island.
Recently, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that the U.S. “has no right to annex any of the three territories of the Danish kingdom,” and warned that such action would mark the end of the NATO military alliance. NATO.
U.S. and Danish representatives will meet this week to discuss the situation. Washington has previously said that they have several options for annexing the island, including buying it from Denmark or joint management. But the use of military force is not ruled out.
