US EditionHow The 1917 Virgin Islands Deal Is A Blueprint For Buying Greenland
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In 1917, Denmark sold to the United States islands far away from the Arctic that it saw crucial to its security.
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Trump usually gets what he wants. From ‘Trump will never be able to buy Greenland’, to ‘it’s going to be very expensive’. When US President Donald J. Trump first floated the idea of buying Greenland, he was equally ridiculed by European political leaders and the MSM. But now, after a full year of pressure, negotiations, and threats, no one is smiling anymore – and they’ve already started calculating the price! Buying Greenland, a report suggests…
On January 17, 1917, the United States made a historic purchase – the Virgin Islands were acquired from Denmark. It was an economically attractive and politically quite beneficial transaction for the European country. The United States thereby secured itself against the ambitions of Germany and other European powers. However, the voices of the local population were not heard at that time either.
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