Greenland, Donald Trump
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Denmark, Greenland
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Worried Greenlanders fear for future
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A US official tells USA TODAY the Trump administration is expecting first steps on Greenland within the next 'weeks or months.'
The United States operated a number of bases in Greenland during the Cold War, which an expert said it could reopen.
As the Earth warms, new shipping routes from one side of the globe to the other are opening around Greenland, making the vast island a strategic priority for superpowers.
While Denmark has ruled Greenland for centuries, the territory has gradually been moving toward independence, a goal shared by all political parties elected to the island’s parliament.
Greenland’s untapped mineral wealth has landed the island at the top of President Donald Trump’s empire-building wish list.
Greenland’s leader said that, if given the choice between the United States and Denmark, the Greenlanders would rather stick with the Danes.
Trump insists the U.S. must take control of Greenland to prevent Russia or China from doing the same — an argument Beijing dismissed Monday as "an excuse" to pursue territorial ambitions.
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Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington as locals say Greenland is not for sale
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington on Wednesday as President Donald Trump insists on controlling Greenland.