US President Donald Trump reiterated this Wednesday that with Greenland in his country’s “hands” NATO will be much more effective and has assured that “anything less than that is unacceptable.”
“NATO becomes much more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the United States. Anything less than that is unacceptable,” Trump said in a message on his Truth Social network.
Interest in Greenland
The American leader has once again defended his interest in the strategic island, under Danish sovereignty, just on the same day that representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the United States hold a meeting to discuss Washington’s intentions to annex the territory.
The American capital will host this meeting in which the Danish Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, his Greenlandic counterpart, Vivian Motzfeldt, and the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will participate.
The United States needs Greenland for its national security
“The United States needs Greenland for its national security. It is vital for the ‘Golden Dome’ that we are building,” said the US president in reference to the ambitious anti-missile defense system that he has proposed to protect the country from space.
Calls on NATO to lead the US plan to control Greenland
According to Trump, “NATO should lead the way for us to get it. If we don’t, Russia or China will, and that’s not going to happen!”
“Militarily, without the vast power of the United States, much of which I built during my first term and which I am now raising to a new and even higher level, NATO would not be an effective or deterrent force – not even close! They know it, and so do I.”
Denmark and Greenland, whose autonomy status recognizes the island’s right to self-determination, have criticized US threats, while opening up to increasing cooperation with Washington.
