US EditionGreenlanders Voice Concern After Trump Reiterates Goal to Own Island
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Greenland's parliament will hold an extraordinary session to consider a response to threats by the United States of America (USA) to take control of the Arctic island, the leaders of the five political parties in the Greenlandic assembly announced, Reuters reports today.
The United States must own Greenland to defend it against Russia and China, and simply strengthening Washington's military presence is not enough. US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US would "do something" regardless of whether anyone liked it. He questioned Copenhagen's current claim to the autonomous Danish territory. Greenland's political parties, including the opposition, have meanwhile jointly signaled that Greenlanders do no…
By Sophie Tanno and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN - President Donald Trump continued his threats against Greenland on Friday, insisting that if the United States did not act, Russia or China could occupy the island in the future. Trump said that if he cannot reach an agreement to acquire the territory "the easy way," then he will have to "do it the hard way." "We're going to do something about Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don…
Greenlanders voice concern after Trump reiterates goal to own island
Greenlanders are voicing concern after US President Donald Trump on Friday again suggested the use of force to seize Greenland as he brushed aside Denmark's sovereignty over the autonomous Arctic island. Denmark and other European allies have voiced shock at Trump's threats to take control of Greenland, where the United States already has a military base.
In the streets of Nuuk, the capital, Greenlanders reject the idea of becoming American, after the threat of Donald Trump to acquire the immense arctic island For Julius Nielsen, fisherman-hunting
The American president exposes the Atlantic alliance to a huge test of strain, but NATO will survive it. In Washington, too, there are corrective measures.
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