🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱Denmark PM welcomes US role in Greenland after Trump interest

🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱Addressing Trump's comments in an interview with Danish broadcaster TV2, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she did not believe that the United States will use military or economic power to secure control over Greenland.

Frederiksen repeated that she welcomed the U.S. taking a greater interest in the Arctic region, but that it would have to be done in a way that is "respectful" of the Greenland population.

Greenland has become a point of tension between the US and Denmark after Trump last month suggested he still wants to buy the territory, stressing that US ownership and control of the island is an “absolute necessity” for national security. 

Greenland, located strategically between the Arctic and the North Atlantic, is becoming increasingly important geopolitically for the US. It is home to a US base that’s used to detect missile threats and monitoring space, and the island’s vast stores of critical minerals have drawn interest from global powers including the US, Russia and China.

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