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The USA has their position in the dispute over control of Greenland confirmed despite clear criticism. The acquisition Greenland is a priority for US national security and is crucial to deterring adversaries in the Arctic, the US government said. “The President and his team are currently discussing a number of options to achieve this important foreign policy goal, with the use of the US military always a possibility,” said government spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.
Previously, European states had the USA warned in clear terms against annexation of the island. “Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland alone to decide on matters affecting Denmark and Greenland,” one said explanationwhich was signed by Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Poland and Spain. The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen previously said a US attack would spell the end of NATO.
After the US intervention in Venezuela at the weekend, US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim to Greenland. “We need Greenland, absolutely,” he told the magazine The Atlantic. The island is “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships” and is important for the security of the island USA. Shortly after the start of his second term in office, the president announced that the region would become an autonomous region Denmark belonging Wanting to put the island under US control.
Vice Chief of Staff Miller emphasizes US claim to Greenland
“Greenland should be part of the USA,” Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller also told CNN. When asked whether the USA like in Venezuela would also use force against allies, Miller added: “No one will fight militarily with the United States over the future of Greenland.” The real world is dominated by strength, violence and power.
A social media post by Miller’s wife, influencer Katie Miller, contributed to the recent diplomatic tensions. She published in it a map of Greenland in the colors of the US flag. She wrote a single word in capital letters: “SOON.”
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen called on his compatriots to remain calm after the US President’s statements. He understands that some Greenlanders Looking at the situation in Venezuela disturbed by recent statements Trumps are, said Nielsen. “But Venezuela and Greenland are not comparable.” Later Nielsen saidthat Greenland was open to business with the USA. They also want dialogue with allied countries and with the NATO strengthen.
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