https://www.rt.com/information/611692-trump-denmark-cant-protect-greenland/Denmark can’t defend Greenland – Trump

Denmark will not be able to adequately defending the strategically necessary territory of Greenland, US President Donald Trump has claimed. He appeared to ridicule the nation’s plan to extend its army presence within the Arctic area.

Trump first floated the thought of buying Greenland throughout his first time period in workplace, and revived the thought following his victory within the presidential election on November 5. The US president has spoken of Greenland’s significance for US nationwide safety, refusing to rule out the usage of army drive to acquire it.

Denmark has firmly rejected any suggestion that Greenland may very well be offered.

Chatting with reporters on board Air Power One on Saturday, Trump said: “I do imagine Greenland, we’ll get – as a result of it actually has to do with freedom of the world. It has nothing to do with america, apart from we’re the one that may present the liberty. [Denmark] can’t. They put two canine sleds there two weeks in the past, they thought that was safety,” he mentioned, as quoted by the Monetary Instances.

Trump was apparently referring to an announcement by Danish Protection Minister Troels Lund Poulsen earlier this month. He mentioned Copenhagen was planning so as to add two inspection vessels, two drones, and two canine sled patrols to its present drive of 75 personnel, 4 ships, and a surveillance airplane.

“I don’t actually know what declare Denmark has to it, however it will be a really unfriendly act in the event that they didn’t permit that to occur,” Trump mentioned over the weekend. He additionally claimed that the “folks [of Greenland] need to be with us.”

Chatting with native broadcaster TV2 on Sunday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasised “how good an ally Denmark has been” to the US. The Nordic nation is a NATO member state that participated in US-led army operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Frederiksen additionally reiterated that Greenland was not on the market, and its inhabitants has an unique proper to find out its future.

In accordance with a Monetary Instances report on Friday, citing a number of nameless European officers, the US president and the Danish prime minister had a “horrendous” telephone dialog earlier this month. Trump was reportedly “very agency” about his intention to buy Greenland, threatening Denmark with tariffs if it continues to withstand his bid.

The confrontational tone of the telephone name is claimed to have “freaked out” officers in Copenhagen, making them understand that Trump’s intentions have been “critical.”