“We will have Greenland. Yes. For 100 percent. I never rule out the use of military force. But I think there is a good chance that we will do it without it,” he repeated his declaration in an interview with NBC News station after the start of the second term.
- This is a signal that Donald Trump wants to take control of Greenland. There is a pentagon movement
What is the meaning of Greenland for the US?
He explained that Americans need this island because of “economic security”. He added that the Greenlanders themselves would most likely vote for independence or joining the USA.
Greenland is an autonomous island, depending on Denmark since 1814, with an area of over 2.1 million km. This area lies in one of the key points of the world. It enables easy monitoring of the activities of Russia and China, facilitates the control of shipping routes, and is also a convenient place for US rocket defense systems. In addition, it has deposits of rarely and crude oil and gas.
- Emmanuel Macron calls the idea of Donald Trump about the annexation of Greenland “crazy”. Proposes the island of military support
People around Trump “infiltrated” Greenland
According to the material published by the Danish radio, at least three people from the close surroundings of Trump went to Greenland and collected the names of the locals who could support the idea of joining the island to the USA.
The sources of the Danish station are determined by the actions of one of the Americans (his personal details were not given) with the terms “infiltration” and “influence operation”. They believe that the goal is to penetrate the Greenland society in order to weaken the relationship with Denmark from the inside and to encourage the Greenlanders to comply with the USA.
According to the Danish radio, two other Americans (the station also does not give their names), being in Greenland, they tried to maintain contacts with reluctant Copenhagen politicians, businessmen and influential residents. According to one of the sources, the dishes are afraid that these contacts can be secretly used to support the idea of Trump.
- Greenland is facing the financial crisis. The government announces sharp cuts
Danish services react to reports on Greenland
The case was commented on by representatives of the Danish special services in an interview with the station. In their opinion, in the current situation, Greenland has become the target of various types of influence campaigns, which are to cause disagreements between Denmark and Greenland.
“This may happen by using existing or invented misunderstandings, for example in connection with known individual cases, or by promoting or strengthening specific views in Greenland,” inform Danish services.
Danish radio reports caused the reaction of the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The head of Danish diplomacy Lars Lokke Rasmussen called on the American Charge d'Affaires to the meeting.
