"I think we're going to get Greenland. I think we're going to get there one way or another." US President Donald Trump reiterated this during his first speech before Congress.
The US leader, in his speech, also left open the possibility of using military force or economic coercion to achieve the goal . Statements apparently in contrast with the desire to respect the choice of the Greenlanders. "We strongly support - added Trump, addressing the population of Greenland - your right to determine your own future. And if you choose, we welcome you to the United States of America".
Denmark, which owns Greenland as an autonomous territory, reacted immediately: what Trump is proposing "will not happen," said Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen on Danish public television DR. "The direction that Greenland wants to take will be chosen by the Greenlanders," Poulsen said, also emphasizing the fact that Trump mentioned his "respect for the Greenlandic people and (their) wishes."
(Online Union)
