Trump says (again) Greenland should be under USA control

Greenland should be controlled by the USA rather than Denmark, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday during the NATO summit in Ankara, bringing the dispute over the Arctic island back into the centre of transatlantic politics. Greenland returns to NATO tensions Trump made the statement while speaking to reporters during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Reuters. “That should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” Trump said, referring to Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark but has broad self-government. The comment is the latest escalation in a dispute that has already strained relations between Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk. Trump has repeatedly argued that the USA needs Greenland for national security, pointing to the island’s strategic position in the Arctic. Trump says Denmark is not doing enough Trump also linked the issue to his relationship with NATO, saying Denmark had not accepted the American position on Greenland. “That’s what hurt my relationship with NATO, because Greenland doesn’t help Denmark. Denmark doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland, but it’s an important part for the United States, and it’s surrounded by China ships and Russian ships, and that’s not going to happen,” … The post Trump says (again) Greenland should be under USA control appeared first on NordiskPost .