United States President Donald Trump on Friday suggested the use of force to seize Greenland, adding that Washington needs to control the territory to prevent Russia or China from occupying it.
“We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not,” AFP quoted Trump as saying at a White House meeting with oil executives. “I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don’t do it the easy way, we’re going to do it the hard way.”
Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, a US ally.
Trump said that controlling the mineral-rich Arctic island is crucial for the security of the US amid rising military activities of Russia and China in the region.
“We’re not going to have Russia or China occupy Greenland,” the US president was quoted as saying.
“That’s what they’re going to do if we don’t,” he claimed. “So we’re going to be doing something with Greenland, either the nice way or the more difficult way.”
Moscow and Beijing have made no territorial claim over Greenland.
Greenland has repeatedly said that it does not want to be part of the US, which already operates a military base on the island.
Trump has repeatedly raised the idea of acquiring Greenland from Denmark. He first floated the idea in 2019…
Source: Trump says US needs to control Greenland to deter Russia, China
