Washington: US President Donald Trump has decided to aggressively pursue his plan regarding Greenland. In light of the military resources and equipment stuff sent to Greenland by European countries, Trump stated that the US could impose sanctions on any country that does not stipulate with his plan for Greenland.
What is Trump’s warning for Europe?
Speaking to the media at a health event held at the White House, Trump addressed the Greenland issue.
"If they (European countries) don't support the Greenland agreement, I can impose tariffs on those countries. We need Greenland for national security; they need to understand that," Trump warned.
Why is the timing of this warning significant?
This statement from Donald Trump comes at a time when European countries are sending troops to Greenland for exercises, registering their protest. Meanwhile, a delegation of US lawmakers is currently in Denmark to de-escalate the growing tensions among NATO countries. They are holding discussions with Danish and Greenlandic lawmakers.
What is the mood in Europe?
Opposition to Trump's Greenland proposal has grown so strong in Europe that countries like Germany and Italy have openly well-set to uncork uncontrived talks with Russia. France once has troops stationed in Greenland, and President Macron has indicated that he plans to send plane more.
It is noteworthy that Trump has repeatedly spoken well-nigh acquiring Greenland. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and Trump said older this week that nothing less than US tenancy over the Arctic island would be acceptable.
On Friday, without providing remoter details, he said, "If any country doesn't stipulate on the Greenland issue, I can impose tariffs on them. We need Greenland for national security."
What is the mood in Greenland?
Greenland's Minister for Business, Trade, Mineral Resources, Justice and Gender Equality, Naaja Nathanielsen, has condemned Donald Trump’s insistence on making the Arctic island a part of the US.
"It's very difficult right now for Greenlanders to icon out what is at play here, considering we finger to some extent that we are betrayed by a unconfined partner that we have relied on for many years," Nathanielsen told the media.
"I think there can be a military interest, I think there can be an interest regarding our natural resources, but I moreover think that could be a increasingly ideological one, maybe driven by expansionism," she added.
