Denmark is willing to discuss boosting security in Greenland with Trump

"Scoop: Denmark sent Trump team private messages on Greenland



Denmark sent private messages in recent days to President-elect Trump's team expressing willingness to discuss boosting security in Greenland or increasing the U.S. military presence on the island, two sources with knowledge of the issue tell Axios.

Why it matters: Trump's refusal to rule out military force to take control of Greenland was effectively a threat to invade a longstanding NATO ally. Those comments caught Copenhagen and many other European capitals off guard.

The big picture: Greenland (pop. 56,000) is largely autonomous, but Denmark maintains responsibility for defense.
Trump has repeatedly declared that controlling Greenland — the world's largest island — is necessary for U.S. national security vis-a-vis Russia and China. His son Don Jr. visited Greenland this week bearing MAGA hats."





Trump wins again. It's too much. I'm not sure if I can take anymore winning. :auiqs.jpg:

Seriously, Greenland needs to be secured as the Russians have become more active in the arctic.
If I ran Denmark, I would have told Trump to fo.
 
The art of the deal.
^^^ This.

Greenland had a referendum that allows them to declare independence, but the people only support independence if it does not result in a decline of living standards.

Denmark admits that they have underfunded Greenland, and has promised to increase funding. If the US came in with a better offer, Greenlanders might go for it.

Whichever way they decide, Lockheed Martin will be the winner...
 
Biden did not start Ukraine or October 7.

He will put an end to October 7 this week.

We are going to have to trust Orange Felon 47 to get Russia out of Ukraine. (Shiver)
 
^^^ This.

Greenland had a referendum that allows them to declare independence, but the people only support independence if it does not result in a decline of living standards.

Denmark admits that they have underfunded Greenland, and has promised to increase funding. If the US came in with a better offer, Greenlanders might go for it.

Whichever way they decide, Lockheed Martin will be the winner...
The third option is to declare independence and put mining rights up for bid. They don’t have to take whatever Trump is willing to offer.
 
We already have a base there. A normal president would negotiate an expansion. You don’t threaten allies with boogeyman stories, especially when you’re supporting that same boogeyman’s attempted taking of Ukraine.
The topic is Greenland, you can leave the strawman arguments out of it.

The choice is up to the Greenlandic people. They have said they want closer ties to the US.

Denmark spends about $400 Million/yr. on Greenland, and they promised to triple that after Trump started in. Either way, Greenland comes out ahead.

If Trump makes them a better offer, they might take him up on it...
 
The topic is Greenland, you can leave the strawman arguments out of it.

The choice is up to the Greenlandic people. They have said they want closer ties to the US.

Denmark spends about $400 Million/yr. on Greenland, and they promised to triple that after Trump started in. Either way, Greenland comes out ahead.

If Trump makes them a better offer, they might take him up on it...
If a multi-national makes an offer, they may find them easier to kick out. Greenlanders don’t want to trade Denmark for America.

It’s also notable that they’re being promised money, but CA citizens are told the rules will change and no longer will the Feds automatically help with disasters.
 
If a multi-national makes an offer, they may find them easier to kick out. Greenlanders don’t want to trade Denmark for America.
A multi-national cannot offer Greenland security.

I have no reason to believe that you speak for Greenlanders.
It’s also notable that they’re being promised money, but CA citizens are told the rules will change and no longer will the Feds automatically help with disasters.
Strawman #2...
 
They already have security, NATO.
Yes and they want to keep it. So they aren't going to vote independence from Denmark without something to replace that guarantee, and they aren't going to try to replace it with some deal with a multi-national mining interest.

And if 2/3 of the population favors independence, Denmark may not be as popular there as you imagine. They have been taking Greenlanders for granted and underfunding them for decades. They also clobbered the fisheries with big Nordic factory trawlers, and that is something that was very unpopular with the locals.

The statements from the PM, Denmark's pledge for more funding, sounds like negotiations are already starting, and Trump isn't even sworn in yet...
 

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