My state is a huge national asset, but Biden treated it like a national park.
Russia 1 channel host Viktor Solovyov referred to Trump's aspirations to take control of Greenland as a spur to what Russia should have its eye on. During cross-talk between guests and the anchor, the idea of taking Alaska and Japan was also raised. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Foreign Ministry for comment.
U.S. strategic interest, however crudely Trump advertises it, reflects warranted concerns about encroachment by Russia and China.
A day after President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland, Alaska’s Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III made comments that appeared to support Trump’s vision for annexing the Arctic territory that is part of Denmark.
NUUK, Greenland — The people of Greenland, the Inuit, the people of the farthest north, are famously quiet. At church, you can barely hear them when they sing. In conversation, you have to lean in. This doesn’t mean they are passive. They eat polar bears.
Donald Trump's talk of grabbing Greenland has been the fodder of late-night comics. The jokes obscure the military significance of the polar outpost — especially at Offutt.
On January 7th the president-elect declined to rule out using military might or economic warfare in his pursuit of Greenland (and of the Panama Canal). America will lose friends if it bullies one into ceding territory.
US 'ownership and control an absolute necessity' says Trump even as PM states North Atlantic island 'not for sale and will never be'
President Trump has recently expressed a desire to expand American territory to include Greenland, the Panama Canal, and even all of Canada, and said he cannot rule out using military force. This would make the United States the largest country in the world,
US President-elect Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, comes with a hefty price tag - between $12.5 billion and $77 billion.
A significant geopolitical proposal emerged when former President Donald Trump expressed interest in acquiring Greenland. This could have been the largest US territorial expansion since the purchase of Alaska.