Does not retreat to the subject of Greenland the Donald Trump And he wants in every way to annex the country to the United States.
Specifically, US President Donald Trump argued that “the United States needs Greenland for the international security and peace ‘and added that there were Chinese and Russian ships In this area, which Washington cannot leave in the “care” of Denmark or anyone else.
“We need Greenland. Mainly for international securitywe must have Greenland“, He repeated many times speaking to reporters at the White House.
‘If you see marine channels we have Chinese and Russian ships everywhere (…) We do not rely on Denmark or anyone else to take care of this situation, “he added.
US Vice President J. D. Vance, who arrived a little earlier at the US base of Pitufik, in the North of Greenland, said that the US interest in the security of Arctic It will continue to grow in the coming decades, implying that Trump will not stop his efforts to control the island.
Vance welcomed the US soldiers serving on this secluded base, 1,200 kilometers north of the Arctic circle, and thanked them for their services. “The president is really interested in the security of Arcticas you all know and this will grow constantly in the coming decades, “the US vice president said.
On his arrival at the base, Vance commented that “here he is doing a bastard and no one told me”, causing the laughter of the attendees. OR Temperature in Pitoufik was -19 degrees Celsius.
Vance’s wife, USA, US National Security Advisor Mike Walts and Energy Minister Chris Wright, also participate in the US delegation.
Greenland’s new Prime Minister Yen Frederick Nilsen said earlier that this visit was implying a “lack of respect” to the Greenlanders, whom he called to show unity against “external pressure”.
The King of Denmark also issued a statement of support to the Greenlanders. “We live in an alternative reality. Have no doubt that my love for Greenland and its people are intact, “King Frederick said in this post on the internet.
The original US plan was to visit Greenland’s wife Vans and Walts to watch a dog -colored fight with dogs, Although they had not been invited by the Greenland authorities either, Not even those of Denmark. Due to the intense protests, the delegation eventually chose to go only to the military base and not meet with citizens.
On the basis of the terms of the 1951 agreement, the US can visit the base whenever they wish, as long as they inform Greenland and Copenhagen.