“Pentagon reorganizes military command responsible for defending the territory of the United States, including Greenland in itbecause the Trump administration signals the desire to take control of Danish territory, “writes Military Times on Tuesday.
“The change will strengthen the ability to defend the US territory, contributing to a more solid defense of the Western hemisphere and deepening relationships with allies and partners from the Arctic region,” Pentagon wrote in a statement.
As the Military Times indicates, the change will cause transfer of responsibility for Greenland from the command of the United States Armed Forces in Europe to the command of the United States Armed Forces in the north. In his statement, Pentagon presented this change as part of a broader review of his uniform command, which divides the world into separate military units and determines the roles and obligations of the United States combat commands.
Europe was waiting for a decision on Greenland
“The connection of Greenland means that it will not be treated as an institution, but as the foundation of the security of the United States in the far north,” commented Iris Ferguson, a former Pentagon clerk, cited by Military Times.
She warned, however, that this change could alienate European allies and that the dishes should not be “pushed to the margin” as a result of reorganization.
European officials have anticipated this change for weeks, What many media informed about Tuesday's announcement. Their fears concerned not so much the change itself, considering that Greenland is close to the US territory as the manner in which administration announces it.
What about the takeover of Greenland by the US?
Since returning to the office, President Donald Trump repeated many times that the United States should control the territory, which is currently a semi -destonium part of Denmark.
The Pentagon statement did not mention the intention of the annexation of the territory, and the president did not suggest on Tuesday that such an option is possible, which probably reassured the fears of some Europeans.
However, during the testimony before the Chamber of Representatives last week, defense secretary Pete HegeSeth refused to exclude that the United States could use force to take over Greenland, even when a colleague from the Republican party encouraged him to clarify earlier comments.
