In early January, Donald Trump returned to the rhetoric that Greenland should become part of the United States. He even threatened that if the Danes did not agree to give up the island, he would use military force to capture it. He justified his desire to have the island as its key importance for the security of the United States and the entire world.
Donald Trump has softened his approach to Greenland. Reuters writes about the situation in the USA
The comments of Trump and his closest associates caused great concern not only in Europe, but also in Washington. Reuters reports that congressmen and senators called U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other senior administration officials to express their concerns and advise Trump not to take action on Greenland.
Some Republicans in private conversations told members of the Trump administration that they fear that in the event of an armed attack on Greenland, the US president may even face impeachment.
Donald Trump was supposed to reach an agreement with NATO regarding Greenland
In this context, Reuters notes that in recent days Trump has softened his approach towards Greenland – he withdrew the threat to impose tariffs on allies and said that he had reached an agreement with NATO on the future of the island. This was also confirmed by Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte. Details of the arrangements are not publicly known.
Trump said that the framework agreement includes, among others: access to rare earth elements found in Greenland. — From what I know, this agreement was about the common goal that unites us: doing more for Arctic security. […] I don't know anything about minerals – emphasized the Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
