The US is “going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not”, Donald Trump has said.
The US president said on Friday he had to act or else “Russia or China will take over Greenland“, stepping up his threats about acquiring the Danish administered territory.
“We’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbour,” Mr Trump said. “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.”
Mr Trump made the remarks in the White House flanked by Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and oil industry leaders.
They came during a press conference when he was asked about Greenland and how much money he would offer Denmark for the island.
The US president said he wasn’t talking about money “yet”, but he “might talk about that”.
America’s military operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, and Mr Trump’s repeated comments about the US “need” for Greenland have fuelled speculation that he could attempt to take it.
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Mr Trump has said acquiring the territory – which has its own government and parliament – is a “national security priority of the United States”.
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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders have said they will defend Greenland’s territorial integrity.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that US military action to seize the territory would spell the end of NATO.
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Mr Trump has justified his actions in Venezuela by citing a new self-described “Donroe doctrine” of assertiveness in the Western Hemisphere. This has left the door open to further interventions on the world stage.
