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31st March 2025
05:24pm BST
Donald Trump has revealed the real reason he wants to gain possession of Greenland.
This comes after US Vice President, JD Vance, visited the country as President Trump said they would '100% get' the country.
"We need Greenland, very importantly, for international security, we have to have Greenland," said the US President at the White House earlier this week.
"It's not a question of, 'Do you think we can do without it?' We can't.
"If you look at Greenland right now, if you look at the waterways, you have Chinese and Russian ships all over the place, and we're not going to be able to do that.
"We're not relying on Denmark or anybody else to take care of that situation, and we're not talking about peace for the United States. We're talking about world peace. We're talking about international security," he added.
Greenland’s location between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans is what makes it a geopolitical win.
Its location makes it the shortest route for Russian nuclear weapons targeting the US.
Additionally, it's home to Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base), a critical US defence post since World War II.
It also houses several untapped riches, like rare earth minerals and melting glaciers.
Despite the interest in all this from the US, the message in return is clearly unreciprocated.
Outgoing Greenlandic Prime Minister, Mute Egede stated: "We don’t want to be Americans, nor Danes; we are Kalaalli.
“We are not for sale and cannot simply be taken. Our future will be decided by us in Greenland.”
Egede reiterated the message during the election campaign in light of President Trump's latest comments: “We deserve to be treated with respect, and I don’t think the American president has done that lately since he took office.”
It's not just Greenland who are unimpressed, but Denmark too.
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen responded to the tone coming from Washington.
He commented: “Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course we are open to criticism.
“But let me be completely honest: we do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered. This is not how you speak to your close allies. And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies.”
