US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that NATO should help America in acquiring Greenland.
Trump’s comments, which follow similar comments in recent weeks, came hours before Vice President J.D. Vance was scheduled to host the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland for talks on the issue.
Denmark, along with the US, is a member of the NATO alliance.
In a post on his Truth social platform, Trump again said the US “needs Greenland for national security purposes.”
The US President has repeatedly said that Greenland and its surrounding Arctic waters are at risk from Chinese and Russian ships. He has failed to provide any evidence for these claims.
“NATO must lead us to achieve this. If we don’t do it, Russia or China will, and that’s not going to happen!” Trump said.
The US leader also falsely claimed that most of the US military’s “huge strength” was created during his first term. The United States has by some distance had the most effective military in the world since the Cold War era.
Trump added, “With Greenland in the hands of the United States, NATO becomes much more formidable and effective.” He added, “Anything less than this is unacceptable.”
Trump’s claims and insistence that he will take over Greenland “one way or another” have widened the rift with America’s allies in Europe, which have fully supported Denmark in the dispute.
Authorities in Denmark as well as Greenland have said that only the local population should decide their future.
Greenlanders have also strongly rejected the notion of becoming part of the United States.
Yesterday, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Fredrik Nielsen said Greenlanders would prefer to remain part of Denmark rather than join the US.
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