"Owning Greenland is very important," Donald Trump said in an interview with the New York Times. When asked why he needed to own the island, the president replied: "I think it's psychologically necessary for success. I think ownership gives you something you can't get with a simple lease. Ownership offers things you can't get by simply signing a document."
According to informed sources told Reuters, Trump also set a price to curry favor with the Greenlanders: from $10,000 to $100,000 each to convince them to leave Denmark and join the US cause.
Buying the country, courting its 57,000 inhabitants , is the latest option floated by the tycoon, who a few days ago had not ruled out the intervention of the armed forces, a possibility later scaled down by Secretary of State Marco Rubio who spoke of a "purchase".
But NATO, to appease Trump's ambitions, is considering a special joint mission in the country . The weekly meeting of the Alliance's 32 ambassadors revealed that all countries support a more decisive role for the Alliance in the Arctic. Several members have proposed a new NATO mission in the region. This would significantly strengthen the defense of the Arctic. And above all, it would be a joint effort, including the United States, the most important ally, and would at least temporarily alleviate the most acute tensions.
(Unioneonline)