The Danish island’s residents may attain “new heights” with American assist, the president has claimed
US President Donald Trump has reiterated his ambition to take management of Denmark’s autonomous territory of Greenland, highlighting the problem throughout a keynote handle on Tuesday.
Copenhagen has beforehand dismissed the Trump administration’s proposal to buy the island and has rejected claims of native public assist for such a transition.
In a speech to a joint session of the US Congress on Tuesday, Trump asserted that the US wants Greenland for each nationwide and worldwide safety, and expressed sturdy assist for the islanders’ proper to self-determination.
”I believe we’re going to get it. Someway, we’re going to get it,” Trump declared. He mentioned the US can supply Greenlanders security and prosperity, promising to raise life on the island “to heights like you’ve got by no means thought attainable earlier than.”
Strategically positioned close to the Arctic area, Greenland grants NATO member Denmark a declare to its pure assets underneath worldwide regulation. The US maintains a navy base on the island, a presence courting again to World Conflict II. Whereas the chance of the US utilizing power to annex Greenland is deemed low, Trump has not dominated out that chance.
In response to Trump’s overtures, Copenhagen dedicated to offering extra funding for financial improvement and applications that assist Greenlandic identification inside Denmark. European NATO members have proposed deploying a joint mission led by the navy bloc.
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