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This was stated by the future US Vice President in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, in an interview with Fox News, Ukrinform reports.
When asked if Trump would want to use the military in his plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, or Canada, J.D. Vance replied:
"We don't need to use military force. The thing that people always ignore is that we already have troops in Greenland. Greenland is really important to America from a strategic perspective. It has a lot of great natural resources," Vance noted.
JD Vance: "We already have troops in Greenland." pic.twitter.com/Yw3lemSYmN
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He added that the people of Greenland want to be able to develop these resources, and that Trump is the one who can do it. Vance also stated that the current leadership of Denmark has not done enough to secure Greenland. Therefore, this is a real opportunity for the United States to "take the lead in ensuring the security of Greenland and the exploitation of natural resources."
"And that's what Donald Trump knows how to do. He's good at making deals, and a deal can be made in Greenland," the future US vice president believes.
In response to Trump's rhetoric, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday that Denmark recognizes that the United States has security interests in the Arctic and is ready to discuss them with the new Trump administration.
“We agree that Americans have certain concerns about the security situation in the Arctic, which we share, and we are ready to continue negotiations with the new US president to secure legitimate American interests in close cooperation with Greenland,” he said.
On January 7, the son of US President-elect Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Greenland amid his father's renewed interest in the issue of "ownership" of the island.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she had offered to speak to US President-elect Donald Trump amid his escalating claims to take control of Greenland.
The island's Prime Minister, Mute Egede, has said that Greenland does not want to be American or Danish, but independent.
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