WASHINGTON/NUUK ¨C President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that the U.S. needs Greenland and that Denmark cannot be relied upon to protect the island, even as he said that ¡°something will work out¡± with respect to the future governance of the Danish overseas territory.
The remarks, which came after a high-stakes meeting between U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials, indicate that there are still fundamental, if not intractable, differences between how Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk see the political future of the island.
¡°Greenland is very important for the national security, including of Denmark,¡± Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. ¡°And the problem is there¡¯s not a thing that Denmark can do about it ?if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland, but there¡¯s everything we can do. You found that out last week with Venezuela,¡± he said.
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