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"Soon after Donald Trump’s removal of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro,
last weekend, he quickly moved on to the subject of Greenland, renewing calls
for a US takeover of the Arctic territory.
The US president said on Sunday that he needed Greenland “very badly”,
prompting a ramping up of tensions between the US, Greenland and Denmark.
Greenland is part of the Danish kingdom. Denmark formerly ruled it as a colony
and today still controls its foreign and security policy.
Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, has said that an attack by the US
on a Nato ally – in this case Greenland as part of Denmark – would mean the end
of the alliance. Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has urged
Trump to give up his “fantasies about annexation”. European leaders have also
given Denmark and Greenland their backing, saying “Greenland belongs to its
people”.
But according to Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s top aides, the administration
is determined to acquire Greenland and believes it will do so without the need
for military intervention."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
